Ep. 55: And After 8 Days. . .

For centuries, Catholics celebrated the Circumcision of the Lord on January 1. That practice ended in 1960. But, what was the significance of Jesus' circumcision, and of circumcision in general? We talk to priests, theologians and an art historian to find these answers. Then, we talk with a journalist who went on a years-long quest to find what some believe to be the Church's most unusual relic: the foreskin of Jesus. Shownotes: https://www.sacredarchitecture.org/articles/spiritual_exercises_muzianos_circumcision_altarpiece https://www.sophiainstitute.com/products/item/how-catholic-art-saved-the-faith https://nds.edu/staff-members/gregory-vall-ph-d/ https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/resources/bible/introduction-to-the-new-testament/galatians https://www.amazon.com/Catherine-Siena-Spiritual-Development-Teaching/dp/0809145472 https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/an-irreverent-curiosity-david-farley/1112035537?ean=9781101104972&st=PLA&sid=BNB_ADL+EBooks+Generic+Desktop+Medium&sourceId=PLAGoNA&dpid=tdtve346c&2sid=Google_c&gclid=Cj0KCQiAovfvBRCRARIsADEmbRJ16aaG20vqRzEWlLlNU68Te1DVh9m5Kp-G5laZFP1mPNyPt9rWuqMaAt4sEALw_wcB