Each year, on Feb. 2, the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, is observed, marking 40 days after Christmas. This day ...

Are you content? This is a good question to ask as we approach our national day of thanksgiving, this coming Thursday. But before you answer, let’s define contentment. Merriam-Webster ...

A curse at least in its most formal sense is the opposite of a blessing. Blessing is similar to charm. In the Bible, blessings and curses are related; the book of Deuteronomy prescribes that ...

Then the leader invites: Let us now pray for God's blessing upon all who gather around this tree. After a short silence, the leader prays: Lord our God, we praise you for the light of creation ...

On January 15, 1919, a huge molasses tank burst in Boston. A fifteen-foot wave of more than two million gallons of molasses ...

He blessed them that day, saying, “By you shall Israel invoke blessings, saying: God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.” Thus he put Ephraim before Manasseh” (48:20). SCRIBES FINISH writing ...