Friday, May 15, 2026

St Hallvard Vebjørnsson's Day

St Hallvard is depicted in the seal of the city of Oslo, holding the millstone and arrows that were the instruments of his martyrdom, with the woman he defended at his feet

Friday, May 1, 2026

The Forked Cross

The Gabelkreuz 'Plague Cross' (1304) at St. Maria im Kapitol in Cologne

The inscription at the top (in Old English runes) reads 'Wurzellosen Bäume immer fallen Rootless Trees always fall'.

Fidus, Light Prayer (1894)

Ludwig Fahrenkrog, 'The Holy Hour' (1918)

St Francis of Assisi, in Franco Zeffirelli's Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972)

Who actually voted for Hitler?

How did Hitler come to power? Actually, it was because people voted for him. But who? Here's a nifty graphic that one doesn't see ev...