Acts 9: 1 – 9 A paradigm shift, as described by American physicist and philosopher Thomas Kuhn, applies to revolutions in scientific perspective, but, more broadly, a paradigm shift is a fundamental change in approach and underlying assumptions. I have recently re-read Carlo Rovelli’s book ‘The Order of Time,’ which I first read when the book was …
Acts 8: 26 – 40 The extraordinary octagonal Martyrium of St. Philip the Apostle at Hierapolis is built on the site where it is believed, with considerable credibility, that St. Philip was martyred. The arches of the eight individual chapels there, marked by crosses, originally had heptagonal interiors. It is a remarkable archaeological location. I first went …
10 Eunuchs and Good Seed: REFLECTION Friday, May 1st Read More »
Acts 8: 1 – 24 When in Guatemala some years ago my cousin Jeff and I sought out the enormous shrine to Maximón, a folk-saint worshipped in the Guatemalan highlands and at a smaller shrine on the island of Santiago on Lake Atitlán. Associated with the Mayan diety of the underworld Ma’an, Maximón is said to …
09 Magic and Maximón: REFLECTION Thursday, April 30th Read More »
Acts 6 and 7 The Sacrament of Ordination has been around for a long time, with men and more recently women, serving as deacons, priests and bishops in support of the people of the Church in our shared vocation. In our reading today we see the emergence of the diaconate as an order of ministry especially …
08 Dead Deacon: REFLECTION Wednesday, April 29th Read More »
