Tag: Life & Tradition

Toward the Love of Divine Truth in the Age of Misinformation: ‘Calumny of Apelles’

The information age has also brought about a massive amount of misinformation. There’s so much available information that it’s difficult to know what is true and what is false, and because of this, some of us might fall victim to what we call “fake news.” It’s not only the media that spreads misinformation. A coworker,…


Homeschool Inspiration: A Conversation With Veteran Homeschool Mom Durenda Wilson

Stepping out on the path of homeschooling can seem a daunting endeavor. Thank goodness for the many moms and dads who’ve gone before and who willingly share their wisdom. Durenda Wilson is one such homeschooling mom. A mother of eight and grandmother of six, she homeschooled her children from the very beginning. Now she shares…


Diver Forms Amazing 2-Year Friendship With Tiny Racoon Butterfly Fish Who Recognizes Her, Swims to Say Hi

Rachel first met Sonny under the sparkling turquoise waters of French Polynesia. To say she “met” Sonny, you might think him to be a person, but Sonny is not a person at all, but a tiny, bright-yellow racoon butterfly fish, who became her “friend” over the last two years. The research diver, who’s sailed and…


New Zealand Artist Carves Into Layers of Acrylic Paint to Create Breathtakingly Intricate Animal Artworks

A New Zealand artist has found a nonconventional way to use traditional woodcut printmaking tools to create splendidly colorful carved paintings, featuring animal and nature motifs. Following designs drawn lightly in chalk atop painted wooden panels, the artist, Hannah Jensen, 37, from Christchurch, New Zealand, plunges her engraving tool into the still slightly soft acrylic…


Top a Simple Salad With This Healthy Chicken for an Easy Dinner

Using everything bagel spice is a quick way to season and add extra crunch to breadcrumbs for chicken tenders. If you can’t find any premixed, make your own by combining equal parts dried minced onion and garlic, poppy seeds, sesame seeds, salt, and ground pepper. This healthy chicken recipe tops a simple salad for an…


St. Cecilia and the Musical Celebration of God

There’s something about the rhythmic expression we call music that affects us emotionally and spiritually. We love music. We hear it everywhere: in our cars while on our way to work, at work, back in our cars when we go to the grocery store, and yes, even at the grocery store. Almost everywhere we go,…


Illinois Landlord Gives House to Longtime Elderly Lady Tenant for the Second Year in a Row

It wasn’t last Christmas but the one the year before when Illinois resident Chad Baker, 45, gave a house to the woman who was renting from him. Just a few months ago, Baker was at it again. The home remodeler, from Decatur, has now given his second of two rental properties to his 84-year-old former…


Dutch Photographer Captures Adorable Ground Squirrels Delicately Sniffing Flowers in Fantasy-Like Landscapes

While we humans may fancy ourselves leading very exciting lives, spending our days scrolling through social media and texting leisurely, sometimes animals may teach us a thing or two about enjoying the simple things in life—to slow down and smell the roses as it were. Well, one animal photographer from the Netherlands is invoking this…


(Video) ‘Doctors Are Not God—Our Daughter Is Proof’: Paralyzed Girl Learns to Walk Again

It was the longest, darkest night for Margaret Bentos-Pereira. Waiting in hospital as doctors did tests trying to work out what was wrong with her daughter felt agonizing. Little did she know, during those endless hours, of the astounding journey ahead destined to test their faith and resilience. Natalie was just 11 years old when…


Iconic Films: ‘Citizen Kane’: Wunderkind Orson Welles’s Monumentally Epic Debut

As “Citizen Kane” appears on countless critics’ and filmmakers’ all-time Top 10 lists (many at number one), it wouldn’t be going out on a limb to state that Orson Welles’ 1941 debut feature  is the most respected, if not the greatest, film of all time. While its popularity within movie industry circles is beyond worshipful,…