The ancient Romans traditionally cremated their dead. Christians, on the other hand, have traditionally buried their dead unburned as a sign of their belief in the coming resurrection of the body. But in the 2nd century A.D., the burial of unburnt remains started to become fashionable for Romans. Burial...
Fr. Robert Barron of Word on Fire is now Aux. Bishop-Elect of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. It’s the largest diocese in the United States in terms of members (5 million), and it dates back to 1840. It also has one of the most controversial cathedrals in the U....
Jesus was thoroughly Jewish. Even so, different cultures and ethnicities have often portrayed Jesus and others from the Bible as being from their group. Sometimes this is done to symbolize the fact that Jesus came for all the nations of the world. Since Christianity for many centuries was based largely...
[See also: 12 Amazing Christian Sculptures Made Entirely Out of LEGOs] [See also: 5 Hidden Underwater Christian Statues of the Deep] [See also: How Do They DO This? 14 Christian Scenes Finely Sculpted Out of Sand] Cologne Cathedral A large domed church Westminster Abbey Notre Dame in Paris A cathedral...
Since the development of print in the 15th century, Christians have printed Holy Cards, or small cards with some sort of religious imagery and/or message. Below are 32 holy cards produced in the first three decades of the 20th century. You can tell from their style and content that...
Most people have seen a Madonna and Child, Pietà, or a depiction of the Nativity. But have you seen Mary clubbing a demon or squirting her breast milk at a saint? Here are 6 artistic depictions of the Blessed Virgin Mary that you may not have seen before. [See also:...
