The Maya, an ancient South American culture, predicted that time would end in a violent apocalypse on December 21, 2012. They created an elaborate astronomical calendar called “The Long Count,” which stops abruptly in 2012. This date, which is also the winter equinox, coincides with an incredibly rare galactic alignment that happens once every 26,000 […] Read more

The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; upon those who dwell in the land of gloom, a light has shone. You have brought them abundant joy and great rejoicing, as they rejoice before you as at the harvest, as men make merry when dividing spoils. For the yoke that burdened them, […] Read more

The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; upon those who dwell in the land of gloom, a light has shone. You have brought them abundant joy and great rejoicing, as they rejoice before you as at the harvest, as men make merry when dividing spoils. For the yoke that burdened them, […] Read more

I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called. With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, make every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace […] Read more

Scripture reading Mark 6:1-13 6:1 He left that place and came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him. 6:2 On the Sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astounded. They said, “Where did this man get all this? What is this wisdom that has been given to […] Read more

Up to two feet across from tip to tip, sea stars pry open mussels and clams with their muscular “arms,” although they are not above scavenging a meal as well. Brittle stars, their more slender cousins, capture live fish, squid, and crabs with highly mobile, graceful arms. Omnivorous sea urchins scrape the surface of kelps […] Read more

Up to two feet across from tip to tip, sea stars pry open mussels and clams with their muscular “arms,” although they are not above scavenging a meal as well. Brittle stars, their more slender cousins, capture live fish, squid, and crabs with highly mobile, graceful arms. Omnivorous sea urchins scrape the surface of kelps […] Read more

Legend tells … of a time long ago … when the first group of Polynesian sea ferries set ashore on this distant world. This paradise, home of the unification of two great powers — the sky and the sea — this land of gentle winds and soothing rains, where giant mountains lifted their heads in […] Read more

Legend tells … of a time long ago … when the first group of Polynesian sea ferries set ashore on this distant world. This paradise, home of the unification of two great powers — the sky and the sea — this land of gentle winds and soothing rains, where giant mountains lifted their heads in […] Read more