Matt Veasey FAITH

The Place of the Skull

Embed from Getty Imageswindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'0kY8_QfDQPBOMhtuc-yovA',sig:'gK3WWOFKaIUJe4tnXdKZXdTaT_lE_fB6jcvuj73HxMk=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1138141217',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});//embed-cdn.gettyimages.com/widgets.jsFranciscan friars re-enact the crucifixion of Jesus at GolgothaGolgotha is a real place, once a hill in Jerusalem, where Jesus Christ was nailed to a cross and died for our sins.Be it in Latin, Greek, or Aramaic, the word or term that we know today as 'Golgotha' means … Continue reading The Place of the Skull

Matt Veasey ENTERTAINMENT

TV Watch: The Tudors

The folks at the Showtime cable network have proven that they are just as adept at creating entertaining, high-quality television programming as their HBO network rivals. Sunday evenings now belong to 'The Tudors', an excellent historical period piece that tells the story of King Henry VIII of England. Henry was the 2nd monarch of the … Continue reading TV Watch: The Tudors

Matt Veasey EDITORIALS, POLITICS

An existential threat

Israel has been a people since early Biblical times, since around the 20th generation of mankind following their creation in the Garden of Eden.God promised the ancient land of Canaan to the Jewish patriarch Abraham and what would be his innumerable descendants in a covenant that would be in exchange for their worshiping Him as … Continue reading An existential threat

Matt Veasey FAITH

Mel’s masterpiece

  On February 25th, 2004, Ash Wednesday, actor/director Mel Gibson released what would prove to be one of the greatest and most popular motion pictures of all-time. "The Passion of the Christ" depicts the final twelve hours in the life of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, in a story based on a compilation of … Continue reading Mel’s masterpiece

Matt Veasey PHILLIES

MLB 2009: Philadelphia Phillies

Over the past couple of days I have gone out on a limb with my predictions for the 2009 Major League Baseball (MLB) season, picking our World Series champion Philadelphia Phillies to return to the Fall Classic for a rematch with the Tampa Bay Rays. Today I am going the next step, and predicting that … Continue reading MLB 2009: Philadelphia Phillies