A huge amount of online frenzy surrounded the death of Pope Francis and the election of first American Pope Leo XIV last month
Who is this new pope and why do people continue to tune in to an institution 2,000 years on? Continue reading A Month with Bob: How the World Reacted and What This Catholic Thinks About New Pope, Leo XIV
Conversions to Catholicism and Orthodoxy are increasing in The West where they were assumed to be dying. What are people suddenly seeing in the church and the symbolism Christ’s life provides us as a model? Continue reading The Way, The Truth and The Life: What Makes Christ, God?
An account of the forgotten miracles, rituals and customs of the ancient church, and the consequences for Christianity today. Continue reading Ritual, Miracle, Magic & Mysticism; And the Price we Paid to Scrub Them Out
What is behind the rise of conversions to Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity? Continue reading Why Medieval Christianity and Re-enchantment Are Making a Comeback
Gois it’s 2024 so why not farewell organized religion and absolute morality in favour of an earthier, more open spirituality? Continue reading The Old Gods
For those of Celtic Heritage…ever feel like the Bishop and the Druid are at war for your soul?
A wee offering… Continue reading Galilee Druid
Gaps appear by night like cancers in my mind; Like so many clearings in the dunelands I float through The full moon: supple, unplucked Hangs threadbare That Lady of The Night and ill-fated temptress Sign of Eve Who, alert to … Continue reading Like Rivers and Souls Un-damned
Examining the evidence for evil outside of the human mind and heart. Continue reading Caught Red-handed: Is Evil Still a Thing?
1. In the midst of pain, we forget we are more than what happens to us. Continue reading Our Major Episode: Why Is There A Mental Health Crisis and What Can We Do About It?
Arriving back at the intersection, Jared eased his bike over to the traffic lights where the entire gang had sat only 15 minutes earlier. Kadunk. Stalling, he had found, required far less energy than turning the bike off. Especially when … Continue reading Back When We Were in ‘Nam (Part 3): The Value of The Whole
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