Over the centuries, poets have often used ancient Greece as their "muse," resulting in some of the most magnificent poems ever written.

Andrew Krinks talks to David Dark about his new book ‘White Property, Black Trespass' and what he thinks about whiteness, ...

Every year as Valentine’s Day approaches, people remind themselves that not all expressions of love fit the stereotypes of ...

For the idea of love, biblical Hebrew has precious few synonyms. Yet the Hebrew of the Bible can communicate a rich sensation ...

A lustrous scion of fin-de-siècle Vienna, she was born Alma Maria Schindler, the daughter of the operetta singer Anna Bergen ...

Valentine’s Day is just one day. But devotion lasts a lifetime, shaping our actions and purpose beyond simple romance.

Practitioners of Thaipusam show devotion to encounter their gods. Our God came to us first. As a new resident of Malaysia, the first time I saw the festival of Thaipusam in 2022, I was horrified.

From here, Wood fast-forwards four years. Her protagonist has turned her back on her job, marriage, and friends and made this convent her fixed abode. Her succession of sacrifices has proved damaging: ...

A U.S. researcher of Japanese literature has published two books of “waka” poems composed by the emperor and empress of the Meiji Era (1868-1912) with assistance from his poet wife. It was ...

One is worth what one's heart is worth. . . . So, when we talk about the heart of Jesus, we stress the certainty of God's love and the truth of his commitment to us. When we recommend devotion to ...

again gathered at the feet of the Mother of God. Next came their mothers, to join the little assembly. Soon, other groups were formed, and the devotion rapidly became popular. Holy souls ...

Robert Dobratz wrote the following devotion for a Lenten devotional booklet that was written by members of Peace Lutheran Church in Hutchinson. His devotion appeared on March 1, 2008: ”Though the ...