Food, art, and even how our calendars are organized have all been majorly influenced by organized religion. But with how modern life feels today, the old influences can be lost in the blue-l… Read More
Part 2. The emergence of Western exceptionalism and its consequences
Northern Western Europe has inherited Christianity after the fall of the Western Roman empire. During the Early Middl… Read More
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After Jesus died, the Apostles w… Read More
Boatyard Distillery, nestled in the idyllic town of Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, stands as a testament to the harmonious blend of craftsmanship, sustainability, and innov… Read More
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I recently had the privilege of interviewing Gilberto Strapazon, an accomplished occultist and author with nearly 50 years of experience exploring diverse magical traditions… Read More
Medieval education refers to the system of learning and instruction that prevailed in Europe during the Middle Ages, roughly from the 5th to the 15th century. Education during this period wa… Read More
Saving Time (2023) takes a deep dive into the complicated concepts surrounding time and the multitude of ways it can be experienced. Combining historical research, philosophical ideas, and s… Read More
Welcome to Who What Wear’s inaugural Red Carpet Recap. Our red carpet coverage throughout the year is quite exhaustive, but this is the first time we’re giving you a thoroug… Read More
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CAMARILLO, Calif. — Five years ago, when I began interviewing Vasiliy Lomachenko, he explained what he wanted from boxing. It wasn&r… Read More
The economy centered around agriculture in the Middle Ages, so most Medieval Jobs were linked to farming and food production. However, certain medieval jobs required specialized knowledge an… Read More
Somewhere between the past and the present between the living and the dead are places that have stood the test of time, Legendary places linked to tales, strange and amazing Places that will… Read More
Before the discovery of the Americas by Europeans, the word "west" referred to a different region of the known world at that time. Some key points:
• In… Read More
A flag represents its country, and it often reflects not only the visual unity of a people but also the nation’s personality, and Croatia is no exception.
The Croatian flag consists… Read More
Our previous article titled ‘Hindu View on Food and Drink’ understandably received a fair bit of outraged reactions from a section of readers and was the subject of muc… Read More
Yesterday’s post covered the early years of Benedict XVI’s papacy, from 2005 to the beginning of 2010.
Today’s post will cover a few more news items from 2009 before moving… Read More
In my 20’s I was a spiritual seeker. I was obsessed with finding the meaning of life, and I learned about all the world religions to try to find it. I even got a minor in Religious Stu… Read More
One of the most fascinating periods in history, the medieval era spanned the 5th century to about around the 15th, starting with the fall of the Roman Empire and merging into the Renaissance… Read More
Slovakia is a country with a rich religious history. Christianity has been the dominant religion for centuries, but there has always been a strong presence of other faiths. Slovakia is home… Read More
Many visitors to the Self-Realization Fellowship Meditation Gardens come to gaze at the plants, koi ponds and expansive ocean vistas.
But for Fellowship followers, the public gardens that… Read More
See also the preview for this review. Like with the other reviews released around this time, I don't have much to add to this right now other than the notes I wrote. -- [Notes:] The Meaning… Read More
For about 6,000 years, humans and chickens have led an interconnected existence, with the latter serving the former a regular supply of nourishing meat and eggs. Evolving from an Asian speci… Read More
NovemberIn November 1603, a blood compact (sanduguan) between Maguindanao ruler Kapitan Laut Buisan and the Christianized datus of Leyte was conducted in Dulag, one of the first Spanish miss… Read More
Every day in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, thousands of Muslims gather and walk westward circles around a tall black stone cube called the Kaaba. This Kaaba stone lies at the very center of Isl… Read More
Jean Miélot in his scriptorium, By Jean Le Tavernier, 15th century. Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=74516 ‘Would you be an atheist without the… Read More
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1935 12 Jung LECTURE VI Zarathustra Seminar
Prof Jung:
What is the connection between this new chapter, “The Preachers of Death,&r… Read More
The Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity — the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost — is September 26, 2021.
The readings for Year B can be found here.
The Gospel reading is as follows… Read More
The Lord brought the three men safely back to us this evening. They are extremely tired and weak because of the stress, lack of food and sleep, and a long walk through the desert. When we s… Read More
What's so interesting and paradoxical is that whatever your limiting beliefs used to be about yourself, you will come to find that the opposite is true. Your life will become a stream of… Read More
Launched in 2014, StoryBites is a weekly feature from YourStory, featuring notable quotable quotes in our articles of this past week. This special series of compilations focuses on India&rsq… Read More
"Three things are necessary for our salvation: to know what we ought to believe; to know what we ought to desire; and to know what we ought to do."---St. Thomas AquinasI. The Life of Thomas… Read More
Coffee’s first introduction into the human species is difficult to pinpoint, but there’s a few interesting stories which explain how.
There’s no doubt that in today’s… Read More