By Karin Kloosterman
Growing up a Catholic in Newmarket, Ontario, part of our “education” was to see the Shroud of Turin, making the rounds from its home in Rome. Some people believed at the time (and still do) that it was the burial shroud of Jesus, the Christian messiah, offering tangible proof for the crucifixion/resurrection story. [...]

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By Karin Kloosterman
‘Tis the season to be jolly, and although more people are celebrating Hanukkah in Israel right now than Christmas, a minority of Israeli Arabs who are Christian are full of holiday cheer. Watch this video on Christmas in Nazareth for the full experience.
Surprised to see no camels walking the streets? On the eve [...]

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By Karin Kloosterman

With Israel being the Holy Land, you would expect the Pope and all his pontiffs to be regular visitors to this neck of the woods. (This neck of the woods being Israel where I now live.)
While there are not many churches in Tel Aviv, there are very established Christian and Catholic places of [...]

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by Karen Kloosterman

Israel isn’t called the Holy Land for nothing. The feeling of something other-worldly, is in the air. You can smell it. This is especially true in Jerusalem, just a few minutes outside the city centre where you can find yourself engulfed in sweet smelling pine tree forests (with some trees planted by Canadians, [...]

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