The importance of the Epistle to the Hebrews lies in the fact that it describes the deep significance of the historical facts concerning the passion and death of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Through fantasy, Lewis is showing what the Christian faith has always taught: that with God there is never room for despair.

Ordine, who recently passed away, stresses the importance of acquiring education and knowledge as an end in itself and not just as a means of material enrichment.

This is the message to be celebrated on this day: the joy of knowing that the power of the grave has been defeated by the Lord of Life.

The emerging evangelical movement was one of the most active driving forces in mobilising Spanish society against slavery in Cuba and Puerto Rico.