History and Symbolism of the Celtic Cross There are many variations of the legends about the Celtic Cross. In modern times the ringed cross is sometimes a symbol of faith or to show ones Irish, Scottish or Welsh identity. An Irish Catholic priest might tell you that the circle on a Celtic ...

The First Crusades In the middle of the Eleventh Century the tranquility of the eastern Mediterranean seemed assured for many years to come, but little did the people know what was ahead. This embarks a journey back into the First Crusade. The Crusades were a time of confusion for most pe...

My Visit to A Roman Catholic Church Growing up, my family never practiced any religion. My parents educated me on what religion was and why certain people practice certain religions, and basically left it up to me to figure out what religious path, if any, I would want for myself, as I grew olde...

SAINT MARY'S CHURCH On Saturday September Twenty Second I attended a mass at Saint is located in the down area of Saint Mary's Pennsylvania. The church is connected to a convent with a local elementary school across the street. It stands to be the biggest and oldest church in Sa...

Jesus was born a Jew, and he remained a practicing Jew his entire life. In order to understand Christianity, it is important to understand the Judaism from which it came. Theology and history were joined in the Jewish mind. The imperative of trust in the Lord, and fear of the Lord, dominated Jewish...

The Hollow Men If Edgar Allen Poe's "Mask of the Red Death" had been set anywhere other than in 1300's England, the story would have lost its theme. How would Poe have relayed the idea that you can not cheat death if the story was not set during the plague? In the same way...

A new social world I have explored is the Quaker church. I visited the Quaker church many moons ago. Actually, it was only last week. I remember the church was kind of like my church in the way that it's best if you showed up every Sunday and did not fall asleep when the pastor is giving his...

The harsh environment and climate of Australia, as well as the number of cultures significantly effected the development of Christianity in Australia. Australia was a dry, hot content with harsh hot winds, floods and bushfires, occupied by a race which showed an inseparable connection to the land; ...