Officials of Milton Hospital in Massachusetts had just figured out how to cope with the tens of thousands of gawkers flocking to see a fuzzy apparition of the Virgin Mary in a steamed-up window when another sacred image (some say it's Mary, others say it's a cross, others say Jesus, but why quibble?) was spotted on a nearby brick chimney. Where you find 'miracles,' you will also find skeptics: 'They are not paranormal, and they certainly are not miracles,' objects my colleague Stephen Wagner. 'The idea just doesn't make sense. If the Virgin Mary or Jesus were going to go to the trouble of creating such a miracle, why make the image so vague? Why not go ahead and create a clear image in full color? Drop some Polaroids from the sky. For that matter, why not stage an unannounced walk-on during Jay Leno's monologue?' [Update: Like something out of a Fellini film...]

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