Daniel Esparza
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The oldest continuously operating library in the world is in this Egyptian monastery.
It's also the second richest library on Earth, due to the number and value of its books. → Read More
This trail in the Holy Land covers at least 3,000 years of biblical history (Video)
adition claims Moses walked all across Jordan, from the Red Sea in the south, all the way to the north to Mount Nebo on his way to the Promised Land. In fact, the closest city to the ancient Nabatean city of Petra is called “Wadi Mousa,” “the Valley of Moses,” very close to what tradition has also identified as Moses’ well, the place where Moses struck water from the rock. From this very same… → Read More
Moses, Elijah, and Jesus: Why are they all together at the Transfiguration?
This unusual “gathering” has deep eschatological meaning. And looking at a single word in the original Greek can help decipher it. → Read More
Where did Jesus’ first miracle really take place?
The actual location of Cana of Galilee is anything but certain. → Read More
Climbing a 400-meters-tall cliff to get baptized in Ethiopia
Maybe you’ve read about the Abuna Yemata Guh, the “Church in the sky,” recently. Carved in a cliff by St. Abuna Yemata in the 6th century, when he arrived in the region from Syria, reaching this church implies a long, vertiginous climb. → Read More
Florida high school shooting: a prayer for the victims
Dear readers, brothers in Christ, we ask you to join us in prayer in these moments. → Read More
Three Lenten traditions from your Latina abuela
You might remember watching 'Ben Hur' and Zeffirelli’s 'Jesus of Nazareth' every year, sitting next to your grandmother. → Read More
Quit your New Year’s resolutions already? Fear not, Lent is here
By mid-February, the classic “new year, new you” is already just wishful thinking. Here's how to get your resolutions back on track. → Read More
Is your job wearing you down? A guide to burnout syndrome in the workplace
Workplace stress and burnout syndrome, though not the same, have many of the same causes. → Read More
POTUS’ “Potica”: a recipe.
Were it not for the encounter between Pope Francis and Melania Trump during the visit of the President of the United States to the Vatican, probably most of us would have never heard of the “potica… → Read More
A 2,500-year-old Greek god has been found in the depths of the Black Sea
A 2500 years old Greek god has been found in the depths of the Black Sea. Read more. → Read More
Why we owe our seven musical notes to John the Baptist
Maybe you thought the names of the musical notes originated with Maria von Trapp, making up songs to entertain her stepchildren-to-be as they rode their bicycles through the Austrian countryside. B… → Read More
Abbey beers vs. Trappist beers
They are not the same, they don’t taste the same, and no, they are not “kinds” of beer either. → Read More
How many books could you read if you gave up (just a bit) on social media?
It is never too late to build a reading habit. In fact, if you quit social media, chances are you’ll be able to read 200 books per year, cover to cover. At least, that’s what Charles Chu suggests, in his article published by Quartz. You might feel reluctant to embark on what sounds like a speed reading exercise. After all, books are supposed to be thoroughly enjoyed, and depending on the genre,… → Read More
8-year-old boy prays to the Blessed Sacrament, obtains healing for his family
Diego's faith in Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament changed his family's reality of abuse, alcoholism and poverty → Read More
The day Buffalo Bill met Pope Leo XIII
One hundred years ago, on January 10, 1917, William Frederick Cody, better known as Buffalo Bill, died in Denver, Colorado. The celebrated Chief of Scouts of the Seventh Kansas Cavalry, who had als… → Read More
The Jesuit who invented hypertext
Father Roberto Busa was born on November 28, 1913, in Vicenza, Italy, and died in August 2011. He entered the seminary in 1928, the Society of Jesus (that is, the Jesuits) in 1933, and was ordained… → Read More
When the Earth was flat: a map of the universe, according to the Old Testament
In a nutshell, ancient Hebrew cosmology, as found in the Old Testament, considers the world in which we live a relatively flat disk, covered by a dome. Something like a gigantic cake stand covered … → Read More
A Forgotten Angel Reappears in the Birthplace of Christ
She was passing a thermal camera across one of the walls of the Church of the Nativity, the place in which tradition claims Christ was Born, when she discovered what turned out to be a long-forgott… → Read More
What Do the Hand Gestures in Icons Mean?
Have you ever wondered, while looking at religious icons, why the figures of Christ and the saints make certain hand gestures? Each gesture has a specific meaning, but it’s no wonder w… → Read More