To many Irish March 17th is a bit more than Clovers, Leprechauns, and Guinness. This is the “traditional” feast day of Saint Patrick. He is, without question, one of the most celebrated and theatrical saints of the church. But who was he?   To begin with, Saint Patrick was NOT Irish; he was born …

  Once again, the Lenten season is upon us; however, there seems to be a tremendous amount of confusion about Lent; I shall (briefly) try to rectify:   It is true that Lent was NOT practiced by Jesus or the Apostles and in 1st century Palestine; however, that does not mean it has uncommonness. If …

  The Shroud of Turin, like most folks my age, came to prominence in the late 1970’s. At that time, National Geographic magazine published some of the first articles ever brough onto the world stage; even more important, they provided the 1st photographs ever taken of this mysterious burial cloth. It was, indeed, a spectacular …

  Once again, Holy Week has come upon the Christian community and the last week of Jesus’ life has captured the imagination of the layman and scholar alike. To understand what it means to be Christian and what took place over two thousand years ago, is to ritualistically observe the last days of the life …

AUTHOR’s PROLEGOMENON: In the attempt to intimately understand 16th century French, it is paramount for the reader to also procure an equated comprehension of 16th century English; both French and English played supreme roles in the development of Protestant theology and reform. In the example of John Calvin, I have, to the best of my …