Last Thursday was the Catholic feast of Corpus Christi. This is not one of the big, well-known holidays, so you’re probably thinking it has something to do with Texas, but I assure you that it does not. Corpus Christi (literally “body of Christ”) is a day dedicated to the celebration of the miracle […]
Chia, Fati, Hana, Kidili, Losna, Selene, Sina, Tecuciztecatl… The moon has been called by and worshipped under many names in every part of the world. Of course, this isn’t surprising. The moon is one of the two great, mysterious lights that hang from the sky. No one really knows what the moon […]
Yesterday was the Christian feast of the Annunciation. March 25th is significant because it’s exactly nine months before December 25. December 25th is significant because it was chosen long ago by some ecumenical marketing committee as the ideal date to help Christmas steal market share from the pagan winter solstice festivities. […]
This Tuesday is the Hindu holiday known as Holi. It’s a fascinating tradition that’s hard to criticize because it sounds like a hell of a lot of fun, but the religious basis for it is ridiculously muddled. Hinduism is generally considered to be the world’s oldest religion, and it has a long history […]
I know that many of you have been mourning the loss of the God is a Dick series for the last few Sundays. While I won’t say it’s gone forever, I have no immediate plans for its return. However, I do have a replacement for it. This is the first post in a […]
