Postmodern man, says Cardinal Sarah, lives on the “sad drug” of noise, which “sickens yet reassures him.” He “gets drunk” on noise to deny reality, to “anesthetize his own atheism.” He’s hooked up to the “morphine pump” of agitation; his eyes “are sick, intoxicated, they can no longer close.” They’re “red” from the flickering screens […]
Source: Ancient sacred art resurrected in city of Jesus’s birth
In some evangelical circles, Passover is very popular. Not everyone is happy about this. Source: Evangelicals Are Falling In Love With Passover — Is There Anything Wrong With That? – The Forward
Why Christians shouldn’t either. Source: Jesus Didn’t Eat a Seder Meal | Christianity Today
Source: Clergy who don’t believe in organized religion? Humanists think 2017 is their time to grow. – The Washington Post
Personal relationships and prayer preferred over preaching and protests. Source: How 1,000 Pastors Pursue Racial Reconciliation | Gleanings | ChristianityToday.com
These days I find I’m more alert to the grief and sorrow around me than I once was. In part it’s a product of my age, of youth giving way. I’m guessing my situation is not that different from many of yours. Last month I checked in on a childhood friend whose 13-year-old son committed […]
The rules date from the Middle Ages Source: The Economist explains: Why Catholic priests practise celibacy | The Economist
Restoration work at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem reveals one of world’s holiest sites rests on a precarious earthly foundation. Source: Tomb of Christ at Risk of ‘Catastrophic’ Collapse
Just in time for Easter, a Greek restoration team has completed a historic renovation of the Edicule, the shrine that tradition says houses the cave where Jesus was buried and rose to heaven. Source: Historic restoration of Jesus’ burial shrine completed | Daily Mail Online
