“Paul wasn’t a convert,” the Smithsonian lecturer said, going on to explain how Paul wouldn’t have called himself a Christian and how his aim was to bring Gentiles into the fold, not to be among the organizers of a new faith. I got his point. There’s no evidence Paul ever renounced Judaism, anymore than Jesus… Continue reading Of Conversion
Category: Your Daily Tripod
Of Weakness and Light
Note: On Fridays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. “Unzip your soul and expose your foibles.” It’s the mantra of my friend Patricia Lorenz, whom you may know from her years of
A Movie Star’s “Death,” a Nun’s Life
Note: On Fridays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. Dolores Hart was on the fast track to a solid Hollywood career. By the time she was in her early twenties, she’d made ten highly
All in God’s Time
Note: On Fridays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. In 1675, shortly before her twenty-eighth birthday, Christ appeared to St. Marguerite Marie Alacoque. He requested special devotions, including the establishment of the feast of the Sacred Heart to make… Continue reading All in God’s Time