Reading Is a Vice

Being a reader means cultivating a relationship with the world that, by most standards, can seem pointless and ...
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Reading for pleasure continues to fall, but some defy the trend

Nonrequired reading has dropped about 3% a year for 20 years, a sign Americans may be getting dumber. Book lovers, like ...
If you grew up in the pre-internet era in a region where inclement weather during the winter months was the norm like I did, in a one TV household like I did, perhaps reading for pleasure became a ...
Jesus is even identified as the “son of Mary” in the Qur’an (Q 19:34), a subversion of the typical patriarchal naming ...
At the height of his fame, I almost got to interview Anthony Hopkins for 60 Minutes and I remember being disappointed when the opportunity fell through.
A small Catholic church in Orchard Park, New York shows how churches can become more accessible to disabled parishioners.
Category fraud is a pervasive issue for the Oscars, with the most egregious examples including Tatum O'Neal in Paper Moon and ...
The rose color is symbolic of the Latin word gaudete, which means to “rejoice.” When we go caroling at assisted living or in the neighborhoods, one of the hymns often requested is, “Joy to the World, ...
For those of the Christian faith, Advent is a season of waiting and anticipating the arrival of Christmas Day. The liturgical ...
Venezuelans in Doral filled pews at Our Lady of Guadalupe, wearing flags and jerseys as they prayed for peace and the future ...
Mrs Elizabeth Tremayne bravely travelled from Helston to Ruan Minor to take the service on Sunday. Her service was called The Baptism of Jesus and she opened with This is the day the Lord has made, ...
And there was no warning. We’ve lived in countries where the water supply is regularly interrupted, and we can cope with that ...