Faith in the Face of Finality
By Rev. Todd Humphrey
Facing a terminal diagnosis is a moment that reshapes everything. It’s the ultimate wake-up call to the brevity of our mortal experience here on playground planet Earth. Yet even in the shadow of…
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Christianity has long revered saints who would be called ‘transgender’ today
Saint Eugenia in the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna, Italy. GeorgesB via Wikimedia Commons
THE CONVERSATION Published: May 27, 2025 8:50am EDT
Several…
Thursday, May 15, 2025
Manjiro Nakahama: The First Japanese U.S. Resident
Written By Bridget Hanley
On May 7, 1843, a 16-year-old named Manjiro Nakahama became America’s first Japanese-born U.S. resident. Manjiro Nakahama, or more traditionally, Nakahama Manjirō (中濱 万次郎…
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
What You Really Need to Live in the Now
Deepak Chopra MD (official)
Founder at Deepak Chopra LLC
March 23, 2025
by Deepak Chopra, MD, FACP, FRCP
The present moment is more than a little baffling. Sometimes it brings experiences of love,…
Thursday, February 27, 2025
7 Facts About Ramadan—Islam’s Holiest Month
Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar when Muslims across the globe fast during the hours of daylight every single day. In 2025, Ramadan is expected to begin on the evening of Friday,…
Monday, January 20, 2025
MLK’s ‘beloved community’ has inspired social justice work for decades − what did he mean?
Published: January 16, 2025 1:55pm EST
Since 1983, when President Ronald Reagan signed Martin Luther King Jr. Day into law, many Americans have observed …
Saturday, December 28, 2024
Brain scans of Philly jazz musicians reveal secrets to reaching creative flow
Creative flow involves relaxing one’s focus or conscious control, new study finds.
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Friday, December 20, 2024
Rituals that resonate: 10 ways to make Christmas really meaningful to you
Words by Isobel Lewis December 10, 2024
From singing in community to baking it until you make it, here are some suggestions for how to imbue your festive season with meaning…
Saturday, November 9, 2024
Election Grief Is Real. Here’s How to Cope
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/election-grief-is-real-heres…
Understanding the psychology of ambiguous loss can help people struggling with grief and depression in the wake of the 2024 election…
Monday, October 21, 2024
A controlled scary experience can leave you exhilarated and relaxed afterward.
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Some people love to scare themselves in an already scary world − here’s the psychology
Fall for me as a teenager meant football games,…