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 ...

Metal hooks weighed down with milk pots skewered the flesh of men’s backs as tridents pierced their cheeks and tongues.

Count Your Blessings” is one of the most loved hymns. It was written by Johnson Oatman Jr. who wrote some 5,000 hymn texts during his lifetime. Oatman, who was born April 12, 1856, was also ...

Lord Hanuman, a God who is a devotee before he is a God, is the epitome of love, devotion, control, strength, and sheer ...

Magha Shukla Ekadashi is a significant day for invoking Lord Kubera, the divine treasurer of the gods. Worshipping him on ...

Whenever, therefore, we are sprinkled with this holy water or use it in blessing ourselves upon entering the church or at home, we thank God for his priceless gift to us and we ask for his help to ...

Welcome to the transformative journey of the Glory Giver. In a world where life’s challenges often seem insurmountable, the ...

Blessing of the Nets at a site in north Northumberland had the largest turnout since the tradition was revived.

Newly apppinted Irish Presbyterian moderator the Rev Trevor Gribben says he is honoured and privileged to enjoy the support ...

Laketown Township farmer John Goetz woke about 6 a.m., built a fire and put the coffee on the stove. The Nov. 6, 1884 Herald reported that the married Civil War veteran, father of three children and ...

I’m rereading one of my all-time favorite books, God’s Smuggler, which is about the true experiences of a Dutchman called ...

The leader may use these or similar words to introduce the blessing: In the short days and long nights of Advent, we realize how we are always needing salvation by our God. Around this wreath ...