MOT 1944: BOSTON: EXT Chancellery. Crest over door. Portrait of Cardinal O'Connell. Reporters at table, Monsignor Haberlin reading message, '...Christian love is boundless...discord & intolerance never gain foothold...' Portrait of...

Sheena Graham was educated in the Public School System of Ansonia, Connecticut. She received her B.S. in Music Education from Western Connecticut State University, and 30+from St. Joseph's and Southern CT State Universities. She became...

MOT 1944: BOSTON: EXT Chancellery. Crest over door. Portrait of Cardinal O'Connell. Reporters at table, Monsignor Haberlin reading message, '...Christian love is boundless...discord & intolerance never gain foothold...' Portrait of...

Why do depictions of Jesus always seem to portray him with long hair and a full beard? The reason stretches back to the earliest centuries of Christianity. The first images of Jesus actually depict him as beardless, but by the 4th...

The Alcobaca Monastery is one of the first foundations of the Cistercian Order in Portugal. It was founded in 1153 as a gift to Bernard of Clairvaux, shortly before his death, from the first Portuguese King, Afonso Henriques, to...

The Taking of Christ is a painting by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. The subject is the moment that the son of God is betrayed with a kiss, and arrested in the garden of Gethsemane.





Caravaggio’s approach...

MOT 1940: VATICAN CITY: WS (POV top of St. Peter's Basilica) Piazza San Pietro (St. Peter's Square). TU Obelisk topped w/ Christian cross. HS XWS Many people, Christian Pilgrims walking in St. Peter's Square. The Holy See, Iconic,...

In this video I look at Hieronymus Bosch’s The Garden of Earthly Delights. Nobody painted Hell quite like Bosch. What we think of as Hell, and certainly what Bosch thought of as Hell is not based on the bible....

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This video is a formal analysis of the composition of Piero della Francesca’s painting The Flagellation of Christ. It moves through competing theories regarding the subject of the painting, and then does a geometric analysis of the...

The present much larger Baptistry was built in Romanesque style around 1059, evidence of the growing economic and political importance of Florence. It was reconsecrated on 6 November 1059 by Pope Nicholas II, a Florentine. According to...

There are more than 250 churches in Venice, both consecrated and desecrated. Obviously, the sacred ones are first of all places of worship, but all together they make up a cultural, artistic and human heritage of inestimable value.

I won’t mince words, the title speaks for itself. I’m going to tell you the story of the holiest foreskin in Christianity. This is the legend of the holy prepuce, the holy hood of Jesus Christ.

The History of “Il Carnevale” in Italia

Semana Santa, also known as Holy Week, is a Christian holiday celebrated differently in various regions around the world. Learn about the customs, clothing, and the intricate carpets that mark the events in Sevilla, Spain and Antigua,...

The monastery was built to thank the Virgin Mary for the Portuguese victory over the Castilians in the battle of Aljubarrota in 1385, fulfilling a promise of King John I of Portugal. The battle put an end to the 1383-85 Crisis. Work...

An explanation of BC and AD as well as BCE and CE and the reasons they are used.

In this episode we look at three less well known works by Michelangelo, including a Pieta he made for his own tomb, a controversial naked Jesus Christ created when he was just a teenager, and a Bacchus rejected by the man who...

Jesus' name in Hebrew was "Yeshua" which translates to English as Joshua. So how did we get the name "Jesus"? And is "Christ" a last name? Watch the episode to find out!

Understanding and tracking time is key to keeping society -- and our lives -- running smoothly. Early civilizations developed calendars with just 300 days in a year. But by 1582, the time it takes for Earth to rotate around the sun was...

The Kiboomers! Silent Night! Kids Christmas Songs! Christmas Carol! Sleep in Heavenly Peace!



Watch our "Silent Night" video and sing along with

the kids!

It's 'Silent Night song' for kids! ...

For centuries, Italy was the centre of civilization, with its capital in Rome, “the Eternal City”. The Romans created the largest empire the ancient world ever saw. Its influence extended outward and in time encompassed almost the entire...

Video Atlas of Asia: This clip introduces the nation of Israel.

Mr. Hughes explains monotheism for students taking a Global or World history course.