Connecting Jesus’ conception and death
Which came first? The Annunciation or Christmas? Given a nine month gestation, was March 25th chosen first as the date of the Annunciation, or was
Which came first? The Annunciation or Christmas? Given a nine month gestation, was March 25th chosen first as the date of the Annunciation, or was
Pastor Martin Sempa and seven others have been charged by Ugandan authorities with conspiring to frame another pastor on sodomy charges.
Obama answering reporters’ at yesterday’s news conference:
There have been studies showing that thinking about where we ultimately headed (death boosts our self esteem because it causes us to search for happy
O Emmanuel
O Emmanuel, our King and Lawgiver,
the Desire of all Nations, and their Saviour:
Come and save us,
O Lord our God.
By Richard E. Helmer The week before Thanksgiving, I received an email from a self-proclaimed Christian labyrinth expert in Australia, who was inviting recipients to
O Rex Gentium
O King of the Gentiles, and their Desire,
the Corner-stone, Who madest both one:
Come and save man,
whom Thou hast made out of the dust of the earth.
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O Oriens
O Orient, Brightest of the Eternal Light,
and Sun of Righteousness:
Come and lighten them that sit in darkness,
and in the shadow of death.
A wandering soul with an internet connection looking for spiritual sustenance in this holy season can find all matter of wonders. There’s the Huffington Post’s 10 best religion books of the year feature, Scott Gunn’s blog posting on the world’s worst Advent calendars, and the winners of Stephen Prothero’s Make Your Own Religion contest, which he ran in a class at Boston University.