Tag Archives: relics

Best explanation yet for Shroud of Turin

Posted on December 12, 2017 by 1minionsopinion

Yes, it’s Christmastime not Easter, but I was listening to the back catalogue of a podcast while at work called History Today and wanted to look into the story again once I had a chnace. From 2014 and the Guardian: … Continue reading →

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Anecdotal evidence is only evidence of anecdotes

Posted on November 10, 2017 by 1minionsopinion

“Thousands of miracles” reads part of the CBC headline: Oleskiw opened a prayer centre in her home in 2007, but the origins of that effort date from many years before that. In 1976, Oleskiw was a journeyman carpenter — the … Continue reading →

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The Maitreye Project Heart Shrine Relic Tour hits Saskatoon Public Library

Posted on September 9, 2011 by 1minionsopinion

In case you’re in or around Saskatoon this weekend and want to pop in: Friday: 10am to 5pm Saturday: 10am to 5pm Sunday: 1pm to 4pm Downstairs in Room 3 and the theatre at Frances Morrison Library, 311-23rd Street East. … Continue reading →

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Thief caught attempting to sell rare Jesus art

Posted on August 6, 2011 by 1minionsopinion

“Frosty” had been storing the linen painting in a cupboard in his motor home, wrapped up in a bag. It had been a gift twenty years previous. His caretaker, Kelly Ghormley, learned of it somehow, knew it’d be worth a … Continue reading →

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“I love cannibals!” I mean, Catholics…

Posted on April 29, 2011 by 1minionsopinion

Eat of my body, drink of my blood… The whole mass tradition winds up sounding kind of creepy. Cannibalism has an interesting history though and remains a fascinating intellectual exercise. For some other time, though. When Catholics aren’t symbolically eating … Continue reading →

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Christ’s crucifixion nails have been found (again)

Posted on April 13, 2011 by 1minionsopinion

I know, I know. Just in time for Easter, right? Must be true then. an Israeli television journalist has produced a pair of nails he says may have been used to crucify Jesus Christ. “We’re not saying these are the … Continue reading →

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I’d love to see the Treasures of Heaven exhibit in London

Posted on March 24, 2011 by 1minionsopinion

I’m fascinated by the concept of religious relics. I doubt the validity of any claim put to them about their origins but I love the fact that people have hung onto an old thorn simply because they thought Jesus bled … Continue reading →

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Italian scientists prove Turin shroud could be duplicated

Posted on October 7, 2009 by 1minionsopinion

which just goes to show that the “original” might also have been a fake. Results from carbon dating and other tests done over twenty years ago showed that the fabric likely originated from sometime around the 14th century. For this … Continue reading →

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