Portions at the Last Supper

Unlike the usual slew of anti-Catholic "journalism" this time of year, offering new "research" to disprove the Shroud of Turin or Resurrection of Jesus Christ (the latter essential to the Faith, the former inconsequential), here's a mainstream media story that actually enlightening — Super-Sizing the Last Supper.

The article cites a International Journal of Obesity report that "look[s] at nearly a thousand years’ worth of paintings depicting that biblical meal, and concludes that the sizes of portions, plates and bread have 'increased dramatically' over that time span." The author quotes co-author Craig Wansink, a professor of religious studies at Virginia Wesleyan College and Presbyterian pastor as suggesting "it was a coincidence that the journal article was published in advance of the Easter holiday" and saying, "However, I’m enough of a minister to say that if the net result is that people pay more attention to Holy Thursday, fantastic."