Crowds flock to newest Catholic saint in Assisi — a millennial teen whose ordinariness is the draw
Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims have been pouring into the medieval hilltop town of Assisi in Italy to venerate the ...
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Demetrios: The Ancient Greek Who Traveled to England
A man called Demetrios was among the first of ancient Greeks to have traveled to England more than two millennia ago.
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Elizabeth Kolbert on John McPhee’s “Encounters with the Archdruid”
The nominal subject was the Sierra Club leader David Brower, but McPhee allowed a mining expert named Charles Park to share ...
The Covey plays a big role in 'Sunrise on the Reaping.' Here's a guide to the family and how they relate to Katniss.
In the "Hunger Games" prequel, "Sunrise on the Reaping," Suzanne Collins revealed that Katniss Everdeen is related to the ...
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The Greek Origins of the Fish Symbol, the Secret Code of Early Christians
The humble fish, or ichthys (ἰχθύς) in Greek, was a symbol that played a crucial role in the early years of Christian history ...
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‘Opus’: A24’s Cult of Personality
Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to attend the world premiere of Opus at the Sundance Film Festival. I arrived at the premiere over an hour early and still ended up halfway down a line that ...
What to know about Carlo Acutis, the Catholic Church’s new millennial saint
Carlo Acutis will become the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint at a solemn canonization Mass on April 27 in St.
Medieval Tales of Merlin and Arthur, Hidden for Centuries, Return to Light
Cambridge University researchers found a manuscript with rare Arthurian tales bound into a ledger more than 400 years old and ...