Geographically Yours

Merry Christmas! You will understand the greeting only if you are an Armenian and, therefore, a part of the Armenian Apostolic Church. Th...

Welcome to the Judean Desert. It wasn't so welcoming to Jesus, though. He spent forty days here, in the wilderness, after being bapti...

The tradition of eating camel meat is becoming increasingly rare in the Middle East. But, a few butchers make it their specialty. You can...

The spire in the distance is the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, but the minaret of a mosque dominates the skyline. Are streets in t...

St. Jerome (see him?) holds an elevated position in the history of Christianity. His translation of the Bible into Latin was the version ...

You've already opened your Christmas presents, haven't you? You should have waited.  Today, Epiphany Sunday, should be the day of...

Luke tells us the story of Jesus' birth: Joseph and Mary, who was great with child, went up out of Galilee into Judea and unto the ci...

Here's your chance to put a human face on the Gaza Conflict of 2012. This Thanksgiving, let's give thanks for the ceasefire agree...

Palestinian pottery is a take-away treat when you visit Israel and the West Bank. Arabs and Armenians are the best at making and decorati...

Modernity brings us products without process. We never see what goes into making the things we buy. What processes brought these bags of ...

Who was Yasser Arafat? (a) a freedom fighter, (b) a terrorist, (c) a peace maker, (d) a murderer, (e) all of the above, (f) none of the a...