Monthly Archives: July 2009

Miracles, Relics and Saints: Anachronisms in the 2000s

There was an eye-catching headline on the front page of a recent Saturday edition of The Vancouver Sun. “Saint or Science?” it read. Underneath, was the following sub-head: “A Surrey man, ravaged by flesh-eating disease, lay close to death. Given just hours to live, he suddenly recovered after a visit from his priest. Now the

Those Were The Days: Finding ourselves in the Middle Ages

As is so often the case, a recent New Yorker cartoon took a medieval story to heart and added a 21st century twist to great comic effect. In this case, Rapunzel* has let down her hair, as the fairy tale goes, but she has inadvertently foiled the prince’s attempt to climb her prison tower using