“Theory can be very useful as a way of piecing together what is unusual … It can help us interpret what we are finding. It can also lead to dead ends and wasted time and resources.” https://almatcboykin.wordpress.com/2025/04/14/making-bog-bodies-dull/ Two Catholic scientists from the 1400’s spent their lives working on a celestial problem using theories based upon [...]
I am substitute teaching for the third day today, Tuesday. The parochial vicar is away and I am teaching liturgy and the liturgical year to 8th graders. It’s hard to keep other items straight in my head. I sent the kids home Friday with orders to find out who their birthday patron saint was since [...]
Last week I pointed out that Saint Lucy's feast day (December 13) is celebrated differently in Sweden and in Sicily. Sicily has processions and food, but Sweden has candles and breakfast in bed. Generally (meaning if you look it up on Google), this Swedish idea is attributed to the "fact" that Saint Lucy's feast day [...]
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