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Alan Avery-Peck December 17, 2024 At Hanukkah, a celebration of eternal light − from the desert tabernacle to synagogues today The Hanukkah story centers on rekindling the eternal light in the Temple, a symbol of God’s presence. Similarly, the Ner Tamid above the ark in synagogues is never supposed to go out.

Courtesy of the Catholic Church of the City of Lucerne December 4, 2024 AI Jesus might ‘listen’ to your confession, but it can’t absolve your sins − a scholar of Catholicism explains In the future, a program like AI Jesus could be used to hear confessions around the clock. But with no experience of having a human body, it cannot engage or absolve human sins.

Legendary October 25, 2024 The best horror movie you’ve never seen Warner Bros. assumed ‘Trick ‛r Treat’ would be such a bust that the studio released it straight to DVD in 2009. Here’s how it became a holiday classic.

Michel M. Raguin with cooperation of the Mariendom Linz October 10, 2024 A realistic statue of Mary giving birth was criticized, then vandalized − but saints and artists have often reimagined Christ’s birth Early Christian texts reveal how the birth of Christ reflected ideas of the day − in some illustrations, midwives helped the Virgin Mary give birth.

TonyBaggett via iStock / Getty Images Plus August 14, 2024 Por que um objetivo final é chamado de “Santo Graal”? Vários tópicos, incluindo a mitologia pré-cristã, a veneração de relíquias na tradição cristã e a literatura medieval, foram combinados ao longo dos séculos para formar a metáfora do Santo Graal de hoje.

TonyBaggett via iStock / Getty Images Plus August 12, 2024 Why is an ultimate goal called a ‘Holy Grail?’ Several threads, including pre-Christian mythology, veneration of relics in Christian tradition, and medieval literature, have combined over the centuries into the Holy Grail metaphor of today.

AP Photo/Alex Brandon August 5, 2024 Democratic Party’s choice of Harris was undemocratic − and the latest evidence of party leaders distrusting party voters Handing VP Kamala Harris the Democratic presidential nomination without having her compete in primaries is a throwback to less democratic ways of picking nominees, a political scientist says.

lex Wong/Getty Images July 30, 2024 Childless women − cat ladies or not − have long played key roles in the Catholic Church Women in Catholic religious orders establish schools for girls around the world, care for the sick and work on societal issues in many other ways.

AP Photo/Jeff Dean July 19, 2024 What is Catholic Integralism? Catholic Integralists believe that religious values – specifically Christian ones – should guide government policies. They oppose liberalism, which they view as valuing individualism and liberty.

AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar July 18, 2024 What the Catholic Church says about political violence and the need to forgive – even would-be assassins At a time when so much violence and war are ravaging the world, a scholar of medieval Christianity explains Catholic views on the morality of warfare and the value of forgiving enemies.

June 6, 2024 What the statue of a kneeling enslaved man in the Emancipation Memorial of 1876 tells us about its history − an art historian explains The image of a kneeling person in chains was first used in a seal commissioned by the Committee for the Abolition of the Slave Trade, established by English Quakers in 1787.

Kirby Lee/Getty Images April 5, 2024 Why the Chiefs and Royals couldn’t convince Kansas City voters to foot the bill for their stadiums It turns out that handing over taxpayer dollars to billionaire owners tends to be far less popular among regular citizens than among well-connected government officials.

Kevin Winter/Getty Images March 8, 2024 The failures of ‘Oppenheimer’ and the ascent of the foreign film – 6 essential reads for the Oscars Before you tune into Hollywood’s biggest night of the year, check out our coverage of the stars of this year’s show.

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