Maria Gaetana Agnesi was an 18th-century mathematician who became the first woman to write a major calculus textbook. In 1739, she told her father she wanted to become a nun. He balked, but agreed to let her spend more time studying mathematics and theology. Agnesi never entered a convent, but she also never married or Read more
Before he converted to Judaism Abraham, Carmel had served as a Catholic priest for 10 years. And the Catholic Church was not his first spiritual home. He had grown up in London in an Anglican family and turned to Catholicism in his 20s. Read more
The solfège, (do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti) came from an 8th-century hymn written by a monk, Paul the Deacon In 11th-century Guido of Arezzo created an early version of the solfège system based on the lyrics of Paul the Deacon’s hymn. Read more
A sexuality expert has claimed that we should be asking babies for their permission when changing them, in order to forge good communication habits in later life.
At the NRA’s Annual Prayer Breakfast Adam LaRoche sported a black T-shirt with a message “Jesus loves me and my guns.” LaRoche is a retired major league first baseman. He hit 255 home runs in a 12-year career. In 2016 he walked away from a $13 million contract with the Chicago White Sox after the team asked him to Read more
In the last few years, many of my home communicants have found a great deal of comfort, encouragement and sustenance in quite a recent phenomenon: the growth of live Masses available on the internet Read More
The pastor at an Indiana church says he forgives a vandal or vandals who painted vulgar images and curse words on the walls of a building, which stands next to the church sanctuary. Continue reading
A Church in Asheboro North Carolina went up in flames last Friday. The fire was a controlled burn set by firefighters. in 2008 Providence Baptist Church was given the property by the remnants of Gospel Chapel Baptist Church. But Pastor Eric Johnson believes toxic mould in the church has caused him to suffer permanent nerve damage Read more
Saint Isidore of Seville is the patron saint of the internet. Why would St John Paul choose this man who died in 636 and who has never been formally canonised as a saint for this role? Continue reading