Every 1st of the month, there's a tradition of lighting a candle to ask for blessings, health, or a special favor. But what ...

Start 2025 with this powerful prayer to Divine Providence. You can do it alone or with your family, and ask for what your ...

As I write this to the flickering of my lavender rosemary Linnea soy candle (thank you Amanda) and to the Jon Batiste ...

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The wick signifies His humanity, the flame, His Divine Nature ... as he chants the prayer below; then affixes the five grains of incense. The Easter candle is lighted each day during Mass ...

Despite our differences, we were bound by a shared mission—to bring the light of Chanukah to the heart of Saudi Arabia, ...

As the service concludes, those gathered reflect on the beauty and mystical nature of Christ’s birth. They hold candles and ...

The Immanuel Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church invites all to celebrate the Holy Feast of the Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ ...

This is the latest in a Saturday series of stories and photographs featuring local holiday traditions. JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – For ...

As Gerson Cohen’s classic essay “The Blessing ... candles lit on the first night of Hanukkah. (credit: FLASH90) The other set ...

Patty McCarty, former copy editor, poetry editor and writer for the National Catholic Reporter, died just before dawn on ...

I visited Edinburgh fortune teller Kalem Turner. While he delivered some surprising news, he gave me the best psychic reading ...