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How would a Knight Templar celebrate Christmas?
Christmas. What’s not to like? The decorations, pudding, cake, fir tree decked with lights, Santa Claus and his little elves. Now imagine a Christmas without any of these things. Then you’re getting closer to Yuletide at the time of the…
Read MoreSacred statues without hair and clothes
I was in Lisbon in August of this year and made an interesting discovery… This year, I was walking up a steep hill in Lisbon to visit the medieval cathedral. This austere fortress-like edifice was built after the city was…
Read MoreThe medieval splendour of York
I spent a weekend in York recently and can’t recommend enough that you visit this northern English city that’s dripping with history. Here are some images to whet your appetite!
Read MoreThe cult of Santa Muerte claims some victims
A growing number of people in Mexico are turning to the worship of Saint Death – a figure who appears to be a combination of Catholic imagery with pre-Columbian beliefs. This blending of religious beliefs is called ‘syncretism’ and is…
Read MoreHoly Sepulchre in Jerusalem – my visit today
What do I need to say? This is the church that all Templar churches were based on. A hugely historic site that covers the site where Jesus was crucified, Jesus was laid out on a slab and the tomb of…
Read MoreMaundy Thursday – the day of the Last Supper
As regular visitors to this blog know – last week I visited the site of the Last Supper in Jerusalem. Today is the very day that Jesus is believed to have eaten that meal with his disciples in advance of…
Read MoreThe birthplace of John the Baptist
Today I visited the birthplace of John the Baptist as part of my journey to Israel. The Franciscan monastery at Ein Karem – a village now swallowed up by Jerusalem – is a nineteenth century construction sitting on top of…
Read MoreA saint for your lottery numbers
Saint Pantaleon is the patron saint of the lottery – proving there really is a saint for everything. I have even found several prayers online beseeching Pantaleon to pick the right numbers for the faithful. One went like this: Dear…
Read MoreFranciscan missionary work among Muslims
I was in Porto, Portugal a few years back in the church of Saint Francis when I saw a gruesome image of a Saracen beheading a Franciscan friar – and another lying on the ground without his head. Couldn’t resist…
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