In February 2013, Pope Benedict called upon Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi to lead a Lenten retreat for the Roman Curia. On Feb. 20, Cardinal Ravasi’s meditation took an unexpected turn as he warned ...
In today’s column, Father Gregory Elder responds to a recurring question from readers. Q: Here is a question for you that comes to my mind: Are Baal, Mithra and Molech all the same or different? And ...
The “destroyer”–whether Shiva, Odin, Ogun or Mars–is a difficult mythological persona for a poet to conjure. Which explains why the destroyer doesn’t figure much in our nation’s poetic tradition.
In today’s column, Father Gregory Elder responds to a recurring question from readers. Q: Here is a question for you that comes to my mind: Are Baal, Mithra and Molech all the same or different? And ...