‘I AM THE RESURRECTION’
THESE words were spoken by our blessed Lord to Martha who had chided Him for His seeming tardiness in coming to them at the time of their brother Lazarus’ illness. ‘If thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.’ To this Jesus replied ‘Thy brother shall rise again.’ This she knew, for her faith…
DID THE VIKINGS NAME AMERICA?
A NUMBER of theories regarding the origin of the name ‘America’ have been advanced, but none have been proved true. First, and most generally accepted, is that the name ‘America’ is derived from the first name of Amerigo Vespucci, an Italian map maker and self-promoter who explored the seacoasts of North America in the decade…
