Time, Cosmos, Reform, and Redemption Calendars in the Light of History and Theology

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  • The Paschal candle burns in our churches and the Alleluia has returned to our lips.
  • Yet a quiet question often goes unasked amid the joy: why does Easter fall when it does?
  • Why does Christmas remain fixed to December 25, while Easter wanders across the calendar from year to year?
  • Why this curious choreography of fixed and moving feasts?
  • To ask this question is to step into one of the most fascinating stories in human civilisation: the story of how humanity learned to measure time, and how, in the fullness of time, the Church came to consecrate it.
By Dr. Tiju Thomas We have entered the season of Easter. The Paschal candle burns in our churches, the Alleluia has returned to our lips, and the faithful across the world gather to celebrate the [+15199 chars]

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