The Courage to Think For Yourself
Saturday, October 14, 2017
Did Saul actually fall off his horse on the road to Damascus?
Did Saul actually fall
off his horse on the road to Damascus?: He more than likely did not. It is commonly assumed that Rabbi Saul was thrown from his horse on the road to Damascus. This assumption has been reinforced by several artistic depictions, most famously in Caravaggio’s “Conversion on the Way to Damascus”. However, nowhere does the New Testament make mention of Saul being thrown from …
off his horse on the road to Damascus?: He more than likely did not. It is commonly assumed that Rabbi Saul was thrown from his horse on the road to Damascus. This assumption has been reinforced by several artistic depictions, most famously in Caravaggio’s “Conversion on the Way to Damascus”. However, nowhere does the New Testament make mention of Saul being thrown from …
St. Teresa of Avila on Union with God
St. Teresa of Avila on Union with God: On October 15th we celebrate the feast of one of the greatest of all Spanish saints. The first woman declared a doctor of the Church—St. Teresa of Avila.
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