William Cowper’s The Task, written in 1785, echoes today’s anxieties with eerie precision — war, oppression, the weight of the world. Can poetry offer solace in chaotic times? A journey through memory ...

A book of verse, professedly written in the sonnet genre, may appear as restrictive and constraining as to its scope and expanse but like the Urdu ghazal may contain a kaleidoscope of subjects, ...

"Come, Follow Me" for Feb. 17-23 covers Doctrine and Covenants 12-17 and Joseph Smith—History 1:66-75, which includes John ...

By force of her imagination and skill, Emily Dickinson could take the measure of solitude, opprobrium and even damnation.

Homer and Odysseus live in a world where there is no one morality common to all people. Odysseus is never condemned for being ...

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

Donald Trump's inauguration offered another example of how religion and politics are blended in America today.

Father John Misty had a timely reaction to Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl Halftime Show performance on Feb. 9, which happened to ...

Whenever I enter a bookstore, my feet carry me to where the memoirs are stacked. I can’t pinpoint the genesis of my adoration ...

Thomas Aquinas is simply a giant -- of philosophy, theology, poetry, learning and teaching, counseling and advising -- and, if you asked him, of sinning!

Friendship, a covenant, romance—no matter what you call it, David’s love for Jonathan is one of the Bible’s most beautiful ...

Despite being the lesser known Manning brother, Cooper Manning has his own story with football. A top receiver for his ...