The word ‘decimation’ has its roots in the brutal Roman practice of punishing military units guilty of cowardice, mutiny or desertion by putting to death every tenth man. A UN…
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A distinction is commonly made between “the historical Jesus” and the Christ of Christian belief. That’s valid from a historian’s point of view, but as Christianity and all organized religions…
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As a practicing contemplative and ‘fallen away Catholic,’ I’m both chagrined and amused by the new pope’s recent statement: “In the Curia, there are also holy people, really, there are…