You are like a wing that shelters my children, strong with protection, soft with grace. You are like a shield that encircles them each day. They run free and you are with them as they adventure. You ...

Prayer for protection from evil spirits has a long history. In the Orthodox tradition, prayers aimed at getting rid of evil have been known since early times. They have become part of rituals ...

Christmas Eve is a special day in the Orthodox calendar, preceding the great feast of the Nativity of Christ. This evening, ...

In Hindu culture, a lot of importance and faith is put on mantras, chanting, and japa. It is said that even in the toughest of situations, mantras do not just help people, but also heal them from ...

GRAPEVINE, Texas — As the Dallas skyline radiated as much blue neon as the city could muster Thursday night in a show of support for medical and other first-responder personnel on the front lines of ...

Sacrifice did not begin as a divine instruction. It began as a human response to vulnerability. Faced with forces beyond control—weather, fertility, illness, loss—human beings reached for a way to ...