Archive for March 2026
History of World Backup Day
Reading Time: 4 minutesHISTORY OF WORLD BACKUP DAY There isn’t much history behind it, as the first celebration of this geek holiday was in 2011. World Backup Day is a decade and a half old. It started when a Reddit user wrote about losing their hard drive and wished someone had reminded them how important backups are. Ismail…
Read MoreHistory of Herod Antipas: Why Jesus called him That Fox
Reading Time: 2 minutesHISTORY OF HEROD ANTIPAS Podcast version erod Antipas was the son of Herod the Great (whom we met in the Christmas story) and Malthake. After his father died in 4 B.C., he was made tetrarch of Galilee and Peraea in the Trans-Jordan area of Israel, which he ruled as a client state of the…
Read MoreHistory of Pontius Pilate: His Background Before Good Friday
Reading Time: 4 minutesHISTORY OF PONTIUS PILATE Poscast version he Roman governor who presided over Jesus’s trial and ordered his crucifixion had a complex background. The name Pontius Pilate provides two valuable clues to his background and ancestry. The family name Pontius was that of a prominent clan among the Samnites, the hill cousins of the Latin Romans. They…
Read MoreHistory of Holy Week
Reading Time: 3 minutesHISTORY OF HOLY WEEK he week between Palm Sunday and Holy Saturday has traditionally been called Holy Week or Passion Week, and is considered the holiest week in the church calendar. When is it, what happens each day, and what is the role of the Paschal Triduum during Holy Week?
Read MoreHistory of Palm Sunday
Reading Time: 4 minutesHISTORY OF PALM SUNDAY Podcast version oly Week, or Passion Week, starts this weekend with Palm Sunday. Why was this week so important that three of the gospel writers (Matthew, Mark, and Luke) devote a full third of their contents to reporting this week, and the fourth gospel (John) dedicates its entire last half? Jerusalem, which had a normal…
Read MoreHistory of Easter: The Sanhedrin – Who Was This Council?
Reading Time: 4 minutesHISTORY OF THE SANHEDRIN Podcast version he Greek word Συνέδριον, sunedrion, means literally “sitting together” and is usually translated as “council.” The New Testament refers to it alternately as “the Great Law-Court,” “the Court of Seventy-One,” and “the rulers and elders and scribes.” It was the supreme theocratic court of the Jews. The Sanhedrin…
Read MoreHistory of Easter: Historical Climate
Reading Time: 3 minutesHISTORICAL CLIMATE OF EASTER Podcast s Passion Week begins this weekend, what was the historical climate of Easter Week almost 2,000 years ago surrounding the last week of the life of Jesus of Nazareth? All men die; Jesus was a man destined to die, not merely in the conventional sense but in a distinct…
Read MoreHistory of Annunciation Day
Reading Time: 3 minutesHistory of Annunciation Day nnunciation Day or the Feast of the Annunciation is a commemoration of the visit by the archangel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary to announce that she would be the mother of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. March 25 marks the celebration, unless it falls on either: Holy Week (the week…
Read MoreMovie Review: Project Hail Mary (no plot spoilers)
Reading Time: 4 minutes Movie Review: Project Hail Mary (no plot spoilers) he most anticipated movie of 2026 has been Project Hail Mary. Amazon has spent about $200M on the film, and I think it’s going to be money well spent. It has grossed an estimated $33.1 million on its opening day, including $12 million from Thursday previews…
Read MoreScience of The Spring: What is the Vernal Equinox?
Reading Time: 5 minutesSCIENCE OF THE SPRING Podcast version n Colorado, we have a saying: “We begin the first day of Spring like we began the Fall: with snow.” This symmetry is relevant because the beginnings of Spring and Fall coincide with the Equinox. This word consists of two Latin root words, aequus and nox, meaning…
Read MoreHistory of St Joseph’s Day: Why isn’t it more popular?
Reading Time: 4 minutesHISTORY OF ST JOSEPH Podcast version arch 19 is Saint Joseph’s Day, or the Feast of St. Joseph. It is celebrated by the Roman Catholic, Anglican, and Lutheran Churches worldwide. The terms feast and festival are often used interchangeably and often refer to a religious holiday. What is the history of the holiday…
Read MoreHistory of St. Patrick: Was He British?
Reading Time: 5 minutesHISTORY OF ST. PATRICK Podcast version lthough much of the life of the patron saint and Apostle of Ireland is shrouded in legend, St. Patrick was probably born around AD 389. Stories are told of Patrick’s many contests with Druids, pagans, and polytheists, as well as the well-known but curious story of him driving…
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