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Decide, already! It’s time, yes? This summer’s launch into retirement has been … interesting. Sixty years since investing a ...

From emotional fiction to startup wisdom, Gaby Goldberg’s 8 book picks will shift how you think, love, build, and live ...

Beatrice Lawrence celebrates her 103rd birthday, reflecting on a life filled with love, wisdom and the importance of ...

In 2020, the pandemic wreaked havoc on all walks of life, and while it pales in comparison to the millions of loved ones lost ...

In the Christian-majority Houston metro, Buddhists only make up about 2 percent of the population, according to data from the ...

India, July 5 -- "Everything in future will improve if you are making a spiritual effort now." - Swami Sri Yukteswarji With these unforgettable words, Swami Sri Yukteswarji emphasized the importance ...

Rosa Mitchke and her children and grandchildren have looked over their shoulders, lived with nightmares and fears and ...

Got any plans? Sometimes I cringe a little if someone asks me this question. I may or may not have any plans, but I suppose I fear that if I say “no” I might be asked to do something I really don’t ...

Evangelizers know that the reign of God they announce is real. They've experienced it in communion with God and others. They ...

[Luke 3:16] According to the Spanish mystic, St. John of the Cross, the fire of Purgatory is God's Love purifying our soul in preparation for the final beatific vision - the heavenly union with God.