On one of the prominent encyclopedia sites, we are told in the entry for King Herod that "most scholars agree" that he was entirely capable of massacring the Holy Innocents in Bethlehem.

There could be no easier subject for comment than happiness.

All creation emanated from the voice of God uttering: "Let there be light."

I bet you do not know that the official title of the current synod is "Youth, the Faith, and Vocational Discernment."

In Homer's epic poem, The Odyssey, a Greek war hero faces imposing challenges in his long journey home.

Enjoy this series of touching and uplifting messages from Jean Vanier, Companion of the Order of Canada and founder of L'Arche on the occasion of Canada's Sesquicentennial Anniversary.

Whenever things look particularly bleak, I turn to Samuel Johnson. 

When I was eight-years old, I was in love.

In "The Idler" (September 1, 1759), Samuel Johnson observed: "Men complain of nothing more frequently than loss of memory."

I think it was Jean Améry who said that once you have been tortured you remain tortured.