In preparation for the solar eclipse, columnist Simcha Fisher wrote an essay about the symbolism of it: how the sun is like Jesus and the moon is like the sacraments. When she experienced the event, however, she was at a loss for
The Great North American Eclipse has come and gone into astronomical history -- and, according to NASA, the mainland United States will not see another total solar eclipse until 2044.
Approximately 200 million people in the U.S. were in the phenomenon's path, which
On April 8, the moon will pass directly between the Earth and the sun. More than half of the Rochester Diocese is situated in the eclipse's 115-mile-wide "path of totality." That's where the moon will completely block the face of the sun,
"As extraordinary as an eclipse is, it's simply the natural world behaving in the way the one and only God who created it set it up to behave," Father Kartje said. "But I think anything that can give us a little jaw-dropping
On April 8, a total solar eclipse in North America will coincide with the Solemnity of the Annunciation. OSV News editor-in-chief Gretchen R. Crowe points out the connection between the moon’s shadow falling on Earth and Mary being “overshadowed” by the Holy