Risus paschalis is for Easter & Christmas. Abraham laughed before God; Sarah concealed laughter. They begot Isaac, figure of Jesus, who lived comic love. … Read the post risus paschalis for Christmas: laughing with Sarah, begetter of Isaac
Dante put troubadour / bishop Folquet de Marseille (Folco) in paradise’s third sphere of Venus & lovers. Rahab the prostitute was the brightest star there. … Read the post Dante’s Folquet de Marseille praised Rahab in paradise
Jephthah’s daughter sought to be more honored than Isaac, son of Abraham. She thus urged her father to kill her, telling him to be a man and help women. … Read the post Jephthah’s daughter sought bigger name than Abraham’s son Isaac
In the Satyricon, Proselenos & Oenothea sought to cure Encolpius’s impotence. They mocked Jesus without his selfless love and healing success. … Read the post curing Encolpius’s impotence: Proselenos & Oenothea unlike Jesus
The prophet Isaiah’s story of Ahaz and Luke’s story of the persistent widow are great biblical literature for celebrating every Christmas. … Read the post listening to God & persistent asking: don’t under-interpret the Bible