16 aug 2010 Across Europe this month, Muslims are celebrating the annual feast of Ramadan, the Islamic month of fasting from dawn to dusk. Meanwhile, many of us are confused as to how to respond to what is commonly seen…
9 aug 2010 This week Muslims all across Europe will be joining their fellow believers around the world in prayer and fasting for the holy month of Ramadan. An extra challenge for many of the faithful this year will be…
4 aug 2010 The world’s top cyclists swept across Rotterdam’s Erasmus Bridge last month to start the Tour de France. Rotterdam is proud of both its impressive bridge and its namesake, the sixteenth century Christian humanist. The city’s hospital and…
26 july 2010 Charlemagne, Karl der Große, Karolus Magnus (literally Charles the Great) stood head and shoulders literally and figuratively above all his contemporaries. Seven times his own foot length in height (some said he was seven-feet tall), he continues…
19 july 2010 Next time we come to the communion table to partake of both the wine and the bread, let’s spare a thought for Jan Hus. For he and his followers, the Hussites, paid the price for believers over…
