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Jonah and the Upside-Down World

by Jonathan Pageau | Jan 30, 2021 | Articles, Bible

This post is a transcript of a video from October 2020. Thanks to Magda Andronache for the transcription and JP Marceau for the edition. I’m sure none of you will be surprised to find out that the story of Jonah is one of my favorites in Scripture. It is a story...

History of the West in View of the East – fr. John Strickland

by Jonathan Pageau | Jan 28, 2021 | Videos

History of the West in View of the East – fr. John Strickland Fr. John Strickland is a parish priest who is also the author of a series on the the history of Christianity from the point of view of the relationship between the East and the West. We explore the...

The Death of God and The Need for Symbolic Literacy

by Andrew Sweeny | Jan 27, 2021 | Articles, Current Events, Theory

In a world where the scientific worldview is considered to be ultimate, the study of symbols, stories, and myths is looked down upon. Facts, information, and data are considered superior to stories; we are told that the real world is made of atoms and...