The Superhero vs. The Crucified

Today is Thomas Sunday, the day we remember how Thomas wanted to put his finger in the marks made in Jesus’ hands by the nails and his side by the spear. He wanted to confirm that this man, the crucified

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Shouting Hosanna!

Listening closely to the hymns of Palm Sunday, there’s one theme – among many – that reappears. It can be found the 2nd Apolytikion: “We were buried with you through baptism…and thus by your resurrection, we have been granted immortal

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The Murderous Easter Bunny!

On Facebook today, there was some Medieval click bait. Trapped by my own curiosity, I click on the link to find photos of Medieval manuscripts. In these photos, the “Easter Bunny” was murdering people. “Wow!” I thought to myself. Finally,

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