When I lived in New York, there were nights when I would go to my building’s roof to ...

Aurora was the personification of the dawn in Greco-Roman mythology. She was a child of the Titans, who ...

In Greek mythology, Cadmus is considered the first Greek hero. He followed the guidance of the gods and ...

The traditional arts often contain spiritual representations and symbols, the meanings of which can be lost to our ...

I’m sometimes left wondering about this thing we call faith, a thing the philosopher Soren Kierkegaard celebrated as ...

Around 1475, Italian Renaissance artist Francesco Botticini created a large painting titled “The Assumption of the Virgin.” The ...

It’s easy to forget the purpose of Christmas with the hustle and bustle that comes with holiday shopping. ...

"Love" is a term that we throw around without reserve. We all are guilty of using the term ...

I believe we all, at one point or another, struggle with authenticity in our lives. Some of us ...

The story of the disobedient prophet is told in the Bible in the book of 1 Kings. The ...

Thomas Cole was a 19th-century American painter who became popular for his landscape paintings. Born in England, Cole ...

Simeon Stylites (circa 390–459) endured the unimaginable in order to elevate himself and get closer to God. At ...

Science, with people believing that the truths it offers are absolute, has become a source from which many ...

I always think about what it means to be a good person, and I often ask myself what ...

Sometimes, things appear too good to be true. The dangerous and harmful can be masked by promises of ...

There are those moments in our lives when we are called on to accomplish an overwhelming task. We ...

We are sometimes left physically, mentally, and yes, spiritually fatigued. We have jobs, families, studies, interests, and so ...

Sometimes, on the rare occasion I get a chance, I sit and ponder what it means to be ...

The story of the Sampo is told in the Finnish epic “Kalevala,” which was compiled from the poems ...

I often ask myself, “What does it mean to be a sincere, good, and patient person?” Despite the ...

There comes a moment in life in which we are made to reflect on who we are and ...

My family is very important to me. I really don’t know where I’d be without their constant love ...

It’s hard to deny that there are consequences for our actions. The consequences of a person’s actions can ...

It’s easy to be overwhelmed by beauty. A beautiful moment, person, or object can inspire a certain emotional ...

As an artist, I mostly post art-related content on my social media outlets. Lately, I’ve been reading the ...

Not too long ago, my wife and I drove to a nearby city. Whenever we go anywhere, my ...

As we come close to the middle of 2020, I’m left asking “What else will happen?” It’s been ...