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Total eclipse and the Church

Every now and then we get a little eclipse

Michelle La Rosa
and
JD Flynn
Apr 07, 2024
∙ Paid

Eclipses - both solar and lunar - have long been a source of fascination. In ancient times, solar eclipses were seen as omens of doom.

moon eclipse
Credit: Unsplash

The Scriptures describe the sun as ceasing to shine for three hours during Jesus’ crucifixion, which some scholars have attributed to some type of unusual mega-eclipse.

Today, while astronomers can both pre…

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