Counterlight's Peculiars

Christmas service in St. John's Cathedral in Peshawar, Pakistan Remarkably, I've known 2 people in the course of my life from...

Things are remarkably quiet, and reactions seem so muted these days. One if five children in the USA goes to bed hungry every night (that...

An automaton of San Diego de Alcala commissioned by King Phillip II from the great clockmaker Juanelo Turriano as a votive offering for the ...

"My mother all her life had faith; she believed in Heaven.  So either she is in Heaven, or she's wrong and she doesn't know she...

So many of my friends are very divided over the Pope's interview.  Some are absolutely thrilled and enthusiastic.  Others remain very su...

I'm beginning to wonder. I've always been very skeptical of the Pope's charm offensive, that it is damage control; putting ...

Last Thursday (9/5), I headed to the Museum of Modern Art, and for the first time, brought along my trusty little digital camera. MOMA is ...