December 2014

In Memory of Walter Dowhyj

December 2014 : By Francine Jackson

It was with great sadness to learn of the recent death of Walter Dowhyj. Although not a presence lately, in past decades Walter had been almost a permanent fixture at Skyscrapers, serving as trustee and being at many public open nights.

Star of Bethlehem

December 2014 : By Francine Jackson

As December rolls around, our thoughts naturally turn to holidays, the excitement of the upcoming new year, and, of course, the Star of Bethlehem, the enigmatic mention of a guidepost that led the Wise Men to the stable and the Child. This alleged portent is only mentioned once, in the Gospel of Matthew, as an almost aside, and yet, astronomers, philosophers and theologists have been trying for centuries to determine what, or if, this phenomenon could have been.