Materialism and Christianity

by Alecia AsheEarly Christian, Future, Middle Ages, Mystery of Golgotha, RenaissancePosted on 2 Comments

Easter was THE important Christian festival. St. Paul said, “If Christ be not risen, then is your faith vain.” A key purpose to the Council of Nicaea was to set the date of Easter (as calendars in those days had insufficient leap years to prevent the spring equinox from sliding in March towards February). The festival of …

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Seeing at the Tomb, An Easter Mystery Revealed

by Alecia AsheEarly Christian, Mystery of GolgothaPosted on One Comment

John’s Gospel was revered by early Christian fathers and mystics alike. Not only is its structure deeply esoteric, so is each scene. Let’s examine one such scene of Chapter 20, the Easter scene. The chapter begins with Mary Magdalene coming, “on the first day of the week”, i.e. Sunday, to the tomb where the body …

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