Last night, the 2025 ESSENCE Festival of Culture celebrated ESSENCE magazine’s 55th anniversary with the first night of this ...

In the pantheon of Hindu mythology, few symbols evoke as much curiosity and fear as Lord Shiva’s third eye. Positioned between his brows, this divine eye isn’t just a mystical feature - it is a cosmic ...

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares snapshots of moments from their lives and ...

It’s possible this is just a correlation, but given our real-world experience with smartphones, I think most of us would not ...

I’ve only ever admitted this to my shrink, but while many people have an inner critic (or seven) that berates them, I appointed a witch-finder general. He’s actually a famous pop star, but I ...

In addition to numerous articles and reviews, he has published three books on St. Augustine, "Augustine’s Invention of the Inner Self," Inner Grace" and "Outward Signs." ...

If spirituality is about experiencing the divine, the only path is through moral excellence. One cannot claim to know God without embodying His attributes—truth, justice, mercy, and love. The divine ...

Beauty queen and model Ashley Callingbull and makeup artist Nicole Akan are two young Indigenous women breaking stereotypes in the beauty industry.

I think the beauty of being a woman is that we have this God-given canvas of our facial features, and our bodies to be used to express our feelings. Personally, I make an effort to honor my soul ...

(Psalm 96, vv5-6 - MSG) “For God is sheer beauty, all-generous in love, loyal always and ever.” (Psalm 100, v5 - MSG) A well-known Christian creed confesses the main aim of humans, "to glorify God and ...