The Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, celebrated annually on November 21st, commemorates the presentation of the Blessed Virgin as a child by her parents in the Temple in ...

"Though still a virgin she carried ... but also to Mary, the Mother of God, and gives this account with reference to the very family and house of David." St. Gregory Thaumaturgus, "Four Homilies ...

At first whiff, it sounds repulsive: sniff the essence of an ancient corpse. But researchers who indulged their curiosity in the name of science found that well-preserved Egyptian mummies actually ...