OPEN BOOK – HINTS FROM THE SPIRIT OF HOLINESS: THE TRIP EAST
BRUCE C WEARNE, in his look at the Book of Acts, looks at why Luke spends so much time on Paul’s travel itinerary…
Indian officials in Kerala criticised for ‘disrespectful’ cross demolition
World Watch Monitor The Catholic bishops in the Indian state of Kerala have condemned the demolition of a large hilltop cross erected in an area that has experienced large numbers of land grabs. “The demolition of the cross has pained the entire Christian community,” Varghese Vallikkat, deputy secretary general of the Kerala Catholic Bishops’ Council, […]
In US, more education means less religious commitment – unless you’re Christian, survey finds
RNS PICTURES: Courtesy of Pew Research Center It’s a popular belief: The more educated a person is, the less religious he or she likely will be. And it’s mostly right, according to a new analysis of Pew Research Center surveys released on Wednesday. “It’s certainly our sense that, if anything, that might be the conventional wisdom […]
ON THE SCREEN: BACK TO THE ODD – GUARDIANS VOL 2 PICKS UP (ALMOST) WHERE VOL 1 LEFT OFF
DAVID ADAMS watches the next instalment in the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise…
WOW! COLOURING IN THE TROUBLED HISTORY OF A RENOWNED ROMAN ARCH
JOSEPHINE MCKENNA, of Religion News Service, reports on a technologically-impressive initiative to bring colour back to a Roman-era arch commemorating the conquest of Jerusalem in 70 AD…