Father Michael said Saint Valentine was one, very real person– or at least the man that the church honored with a feast was no legend. He said he did not know of the secret marriage ceremonies, but ...

Through its long and diverse history, Valentine’s Day has evolved from an ancient fertility rite into a global celebration of ...

Valentine's cards and gifts have their roots in English traditions — but Americans have long embraced them for romantic partners and other loved ones.

I was delighted recently to discover that three of my favorite authors, all from extremely different backgrounds and ...

Released on Jan. 27, genocide expert Menachem Rosensaft's 'Burning Psalms' is a harsh condemnation of the lack of divine ...

A founding member of the Christian Journalists Association of Pakistan, he championed voices marginalized by the Muslim-dominant society.

The late rabbi Adin Steinsaltz explained that the verse compares the speaker to a lamb, and that God ... father was detained for punishment and inexplicably released, has written a book of poems ...

Before his death, Valentine wrote a letter to the jailer’s daughter, signing it “From your Valentine.” But it is Geoffrey ...

Outside the sky was bright blue with sunshine and the air a brisk 20 degrees. Inside the South Dakota Capitol, hundreds of ...

Thomas Merton (1915-1968), Trappist monk and priest is recognized as one of the major spiritual fathers of our times ... Face we the day when we go up to stake our graces Against unconquerable God: ...

The day has been used to promote the successes of Irish women and generated a variety of celebrations of St. Brigid, typically reimagined as a pre-Christian goddess. In a Jan. 30 statement ...