Between three and a half hours to four hours after sunset, the stars Mirzam and Sirius rise. As I have mentioned in past posts, Sirius is the brightest star in the sky. But it wasn’t always that way. Around four million years ago, Mirzam was the brightest star in the sky, about seven times brighter […]
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If I take the wings of dawn and dwell beyond the sea, even there your hand guides me, your right hand holds me fast. —Psalm 139:9-10 Once upon a time, there was a little girl. When she looked up into the sky and saw the birds, she probably wondered, “What would it be like to
When does spring start this year? It’s complicated and depends on who you ask. This year, spring officially begins on March 19, the date of the March equinox. Equinox means equal night. But surprisingly, the equinox is not the date when all locations on Earth receive exactly twelve hours of light. On March 19, we
Find the 12 differences between these two pictures.
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Find the 10 differences between these two icons of St. Nicholas.
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The Our Father, Pattern of Prayer The Our Father is not only a wonderful prayer that we can pray every day of our lives. It is also a pattern of prayer that we can use as a meditation and a conversation with our Father. Here is an example: Our Father Since you are the Father
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Find the 12 differences between these two portraits of a snowman.
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Science Snippet: Sky Color Everyone knows that the sky is blue. But is it? During the night, the sky is black. At sunrise and sunset, the sky can be a variety of colors. What we really mean is that during the day, the sky is blue. But that blue isn’t always the same. As sunlight
Science Snippet: The 2023 Eclipse On Saturday, October 14, an annular solar eclipse was visible from parts of North and Central America. Much of the rest of the Americas saw a partial solar eclipse. A solar eclipse occurs when the moon moves between the sun and the earth. Solar eclipses come in three kinds. Partial
