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The Catholic view on indulgences and how they work today
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn 1517, the German theologian Martin Luther nailed 95 theses to Wittenberg’s Castle Church door,...
On This Day, Oct. 31: Truck attack on NYC bike path kills 8
United Press International via Yahoo News· 7 months agoNYPD officers collect evidence around a Home Depot truck used to strike pedestrians leaving eight...
Blue Collar Philosopher: The Renaissance, Reformation and Age of Reason
Ft. Smith Southwest Times Record via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIt has been a long time since the world experienced a transition like we see today. Every generation...
Wendler commentary: Faith and its value to the Panhandle
Amarillo Globe-News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEighth in a series regarding Panhandle values and quality of life. In his 1893 essay, "The...
In Search of the 1st Christmas Tree: Origins of a Tradition
Snopes via Yahoo News· 5 months agoJohn MacDougall / Getty Images O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, nobody knows your origin. It’s...
Penance and plague: How the Black Death changed one of Christianity's most important rituals
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoConfession, circa 1460/1470. Artist unknown. Photo by Heritage Art/Heritage Images via Getty...
Lileks: Fido, fetch! Stay! Relate!
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 8 months agoI love dogs because they are dogs, not inarticulate hair-children. I love my dog because he's not operating on human terms. I love my daughter, but I'd be worried if she found a rabbit hutch ...
OPINION: RUBY: The Value of Books, Part I
The Sentinel Echo, London, Ky. via Yahoo News· 12 months agoJun. 3—I recently read a book titled The Librarian of Burned Books. It sparked my interest in learning more about the history of banning and burning books and the burning of books in Germany ...
Erasmus of Rotterdam
Biography via Yahoo News· 6 months agoErasmus of Rotterdam was the dominant figure of the early humanist movement. Neither a radical nor an apologist, he remains one of early Renaissance...
