The furta sacra (or holy theft) of a saint’s bones in the Middle Ages was often viewed as a heroic act of rescuing a saint from people that possess his relics wrongfully. They were gleefully written about…
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Wæs ðu hal [1] fellow pilgrims all! This is a quick blog post to apologize for not posting anything for a long time and let the world know that I have not been assassinated by a shadowy…
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Fundamentalism in the cross and crescent. My most recent novel is “Crescent Tides,” an upcoming alternate history time travel story. As is indicated by its title, the book deals with the Muslim and Christian religions,…
2 CommentsKing: A Christian’s Call to Imitate Christ’s Kingship For all of you who haven’t already seen our giveaway on Facebook, head on over! We have a contest to enter to win a free copy of…
Leave a CommentMusings on the attitude our modern age tends to have toward true wonders in life. Reading Thomas Madden’s excellent work on the history of Venice this morning has jogged in me an interesting trail of…
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