DEAR READERS: Wishing you and your families a very happy Easter and Passover. Spring is a time to get outdoors and play. It ...

A show argues that the Jewish tale was interpreted as a symbol of liberation from Spanish rule in 17th-century Dutch society.

“Spring still makes spring in the mind / When sixty years are told: / Love wakes anew this throbbing heart, / And we are ...

Throughout American history, biblical texts have often been cited to justify and sustain racial injustices, including slavery, segregation, apartheid, and opposition to civil rights movements.

Esther J. (Nisbet) Deveaux, 93, a lifelong resident of Cochituate, died peacefully in the care and comfort of her family on Sunday, April 13, 2025. She was born in Framingham, the daughter of the ...

The fact that these two poems were published speaks for itself. Away the years fly as tears go by. You are not a fool to cry, you are human. Do you wish for immortality? You can’t always get ...

Poetry Moment Presented by Spokane Public Radio, Poetry Moment is a program that showcases myriad poems as read by poets and poetry lovers from across the Inland Northwest — and occasionally ...

Others like Gregory Nazianzen also excluded Esther from the Bible [JBC, p. 522]. Jerome while favoring the shorter canon, several times in his writings cited Books from the larger canon as Scripture.

Whether you are a believer or not, I am very thankful that Jesus died for my sins and has risen today, Easter Sunday. I must say, during this time of year, I seem to reflect more on my life than other ...

Justice Samuel Alito wrote that an overnight order blocking a group of Venezuelans from being deported under a wartime law was not “necessary or appropriate.” Read Justice Alito’s Dissent ...

The film “1-800-ON-HER-OWN” follows the fiercely independent artist as she tries a career first: writing a song with another artist. By Alissa Wilkinson This deliciously nasty reworking of the ...