Biblical archaeology’s top 10 discoveries of 2021…

Archaeology takes years, decades, and even half centuries. The painstaking work of digging and sifting is followed by longer stretches of waiting, analyzing, and interpreting. But the past 12 months have seen regular announcements of developments and discoveries—some expected but some quite surprising—that deepen and broaden our understanding of the world of the Bible.

The physics of Wile E. Coyote’s 10-billion-volt electromagnet…

I like to analyze the physics of science fiction, and so I’m going to argue that the Merrie Melodies cartoon “Compressed Hare” takes place in the far future when animals rule the world. I mean, Bugs Bunny and Wile E. Coyote walk on two legs, talk, and build stuff. How would that not be science […]

China: The Online Fight Against Religion Intensifies

Since the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) decided last November to leave the way open to Xi Jinping, who will be able to retain his place as president at the 20th Congress scheduled for 2022, and even beyond, the red dragon is feeling its wings growing, even on the Internet. From now on, all religious content […]

Cardinal Pell: “Maintain the Purity of the Apostolic Tradition”

The first part of his Prison Journal has just been published in Poland. Asked by the Polish Catholic agency KAI on October 27, 2021, Cardinal Pell spoke about his “human experience” and the future of the Church. The former Archbishop of Sydney and Prefect of the Secretary of the Economy spent more than a year […]