The Bible,” says Bruce Gordon, “is a book in exile, a refugee that has washed up on many shores.” And this really admirable volume pursues the question of how “a book of many different forms” actually ...

The Suda, the massive tome written by a Byzantine scholar around the year 1100, was one of the world's first encyclopedias and lexicons.

A PhD candidate with the Australian Catholic University's Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry has been named the ...

Lamia, one of the lesser-known demons in Greek mythology, is a bit of a shapeshifter, known as a man-eating monster.

Whereas Christmas marks the birth of Jesus, Hanukkah, which was celebrated for centuries before Jesus was born, commemorates ...

As we close the chapter on 2024, the Office of the Director of Greek Education reaffirms its dedication to promoting, preserving, and growing all Greek schools within the Archdiocese. Our ongoing ...

This coming Tuesday would have been our parents’ 74th wedding anniversary. This year, along with the last nine, they’re ...

This imagery of the Holy Spirit walking alongside us so that he is right there when we call out for help is amazing ...

The new lectionary will come into use on the First Sunday of Advent, and people around the country are beginning to receive ...

The Sunday lectionary gospel reading for the Fourth Sunday before Advent in Year B is the dialogue that includes Jesus' ...

The woman who saw the gold plates, a miracle in the fields and stories of faith-wrecking trials are several unfamiliar ...

Francis can be unisex, but is more commonly used as a boys' name with Frances being the female spelling. It means 'Frenchman' or 'free man' – oh la la. It's also the name of the current Pope so your ...