In recent essays, cultural critic Ted Gioia questions whether beauty is becoming a lost art in our increasingly utilitarian world. He suggests that aesthetic values are vanishing from daily life, ...

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Thomas Aquinas identifies three key attributes that define beauty ( Summa Theologica, I, Q. 39, A. 8): 1. Integrity (a statue ...

Each of my grandmothers, maternal and paternal, was beautiful. Yes, physically. But that was such a small bit of their beauty ...

At the same time, it’s crucial that as adults we pause and acknowledge that the underlying assumptions of Purim resonate ...

We are in the midst of the holy month of Ramadan – a time of introspection and rejuvenation. These are days for abstinence ...

The only kind of spirituality that fits modern reality has to be living, breathing, and renewable every day. A great many people already accept and follow a path defined by their inner values. But ...

How is it that the truly faithful can move so confidently and calmly through today’s deeply troubled and chaotic world?

Today’s readings reveal how words and actions reveal what lies within us. In Sirach, we hear that “when a sieve is shaken, ...

Pamela Anderson is as stunning as ever. The actress, 57, turned heads on the SAG Awards 2025 red carpet in an angelic white gown with one flowing sleeve and a matching cape draped behind her.

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