Thumbnail image of the Carcassonne Castle that the map is based on Video on Citadelle Des Morts map overview Video on the ...

Before exposing ourselves, our loved ones, or people with whom we have influence to new ideas or knowledge, we should ...

I was tempted to take the easy route in my last column of 2025 and reflect on the lies of politicians. But I was reminded ...

Does Quetzalcóatl care if you're naughty or nice? For one Christmas in Mexico, he did, and Santa was replaced by an ancient ...

Forgiveness, loneliness, medical bills and civic groups, through readers’ eyes. The Nov. 28 Optimist article “ After a bitter ...

Christmas is often imagined as beginning in Bethlehem, yet the Christian confession insists that it did not erupt suddenly into history; it unfolded.

As we prepare to ring in the new year, let’s start by vowing to take accountability for our actions and reactions.

For He has looked upon His handmaid's lowliness; behold, from now on will all ages call me blessed. The Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is His name. Luke 1:48-49 The doctrine of the ...

There was a lot of great new music in 2025 by New Orleans artists. Here are five favorites to keep on repeat well past 2025, ...

DESPITE the recent proclamation of stricter laws governing the use of fireworks, members of the public appear largely ...

As the midwinter darkness enfolds us, we can make time for contemplation as much as action, prayer as much as protest.

Theologians call this verse the Protoevangelium —the first gospel. It is the earliest announcement of redemption, the first ...