Thursday Apr 7th, 2011

Five lessons from Japan

Recently Japan’s 77 year old Emperor Akihito implored his people “not to abandon hope”. This may have struck some Westerners as odd since Japan is an Eastern country largely dominated by Buddhism and Shinto, faith traditions that many associate with mindfulness, acceptance and renunciation rather than hope for the future, transformation… read more »

Monday Jan 23rd, 2012

Heart of Buddha

The tale of an extraordinary Buddhist monk
Friday Jan 20th, 2012

I Believe! The Origin of “Strange” Mormon Beliefs

In context, many Mormon beliefs make a certain kind of sense.
Tuesday Jan 3rd, 2012

Luther excommunicated by Catholic Church

January 3, 1521
Tuesday
Dec 27th, 2011

Hagia Sophia consecrated

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Tuesday
Dec 13th, 2011

Five myths about church and state in America

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Monday
Dec 12th, 2011

Virgin of Guadalupe appears to Mexican peasant

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Wednesday
Dec 7th, 2011

Ambrose consecrated Bishop of Milan

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Monday
Dec 5th, 2011

The medieval pilgrimage business

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Wednesday
Nov 23rd, 2011

The simile of St Paul’s

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Monday
Nov 21st, 2011

Religious tolerance: karma, Christ, whatever?

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Thursday
Nov 17th, 2011

Gods and priests

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Tuesday
Nov 15th, 2011

His Eminence of Los Angeles

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Friday
Nov 11th, 2011

Augustine of Hippo born

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Monday
Oct 24th, 2011

World created (according to Bishop Ussher)

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