Israeli archaeologists made two important discoveries during excavations of a drainage channel in the ancient City of David including a Roman sword from the time of the destruction of the second Jewish temple in 70 AD and an engraving of a Menorah on a piece...
Mount Of Beatitudes. This was a beautiful serene place to visit that is very close to Capernaum. It has a magnificent Franciscan Chapel here surrounded by peaceful gardens with a lovely view over the Sea of Galilee. This is the most likely site where Jesus would have...
Readers: Now that I am home, and rested...
You will not have far or long in Israel before you begin to hear of the exploits of the Byzantines. The time period of their rule in Israel is usually dated from 324-638 CE although the founding of the City of Byzatium on the straits...
I am in Abu Gosh at the Notre Dame D'Alliance Guesthouse here which I now understand is under a maternal order reporting to a Mother Superior in Rome who reports directly to the Pope. As I am sure you already understand, it is quite a different system...
During the recent spring, we organized a group of tourists and locals from Bethlehem to tour Sebastiya, a village in northern Samaria which is home to incredible ancient ruins from the Bronze age to the time of Herod the Great. Sebaste was built by the King Herod...
A native San Diegan, Diana calls herself a ‘cradle Catholic', and has always gravitated toward Catholic places. Over the years she increasingly found herself fascinated by Catholic art, architecture and history. After completing law school and even starting to practice professionally, she realized law simply wasn't...
Mostly every winery has a story worth telling. I'd venture to say that wineries with the most interesting stories often make the most interesting wines. One winery whose story pulls on the heart strings as well as pleases the palette is the Tulip Winery. Located in Kfar...
Built around 1229 by Saladin's nephew Al- Aziz Uthman, the fortress now resembles a botanical garden. It is a partially restored ruined fortress with plants growing all along the paths. Shmuel and I went up there recently with a group and had fun exploring every nook...
He said to them, 'Let us go somewhere else to the towns nearby, so that I may preach there also; for that is what I came for.'" Mark 1:38 With a heart full of emotion, Valeries Ramirez, 24, looked out over the Sea of Galilee and...