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Tag Archives: miracles
Trickster Padre
I happened to come across this 2011 piece by CSI’s Joe Nickell the other day: …In fact, notwithstanding the claims in uncritical biographies, Pio’s stigmata devolved—from bleeding wounds that could easily have been self-inflicted (like those of many fake stigmatists … Continue reading
The Miraculous Deception
Here (via the Guardian) is just another reminder of the timeless appeal of the miraculous: The name Jesus is stamped behind the pulpit in thick blue lettering. But at the Pentecostal Church of the Miracle the headline act is not … Continue reading
Medical miracles
The Lutheran Hour takes over New York’s sole remaining classical music station for part of Sunday mornings. Its announcer, whose stylized speech inflections recall a more theatrical era of radio or a pitch for hair elixir, was today as usual … Continue reading
Mary avoids consubstantiation with a tortilla
The Virgin Mary has been spotted in a California restaurant griddle, which has since been retired from use and turned into a shrine. No word yet from the Church about the authenticity of the sighting, though a local associate pastor … Continue reading
Miscellany, March 20
Pareidolia is “that phenomenon wherein people see things that aren’t there because human brains are wired for pattern recognition”. Children see animals in the clouds or letters in a pile of sticks; adults are likely to see images fraught with … Continue reading
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Giving science its due?
Nadya Suleman’s publicists refer to her “eight tiny miracle children,” which we should celebrate because they will be raised in a “Christian, caring environment.” I assume her PR team means a medical miracle. Taxpayers’ potential bill for the octoplets continues … Continue reading