‘Queen Mariana of Austria’: Diego Velázquez’s Monumental Portrait of a Monarch
The 17th-century artist’s likeness of the young Hapsburg, currently on view at the Norton Simon Museum in California, ...
Toast, Trees and a Wassailing Queen: An Ancient English Ritual Is Back
The centuries-old tradition of wassailing is making a comeback in rural England, with rituals and revelry meant to chase away evil spirits and the winter blues.
Duke tells of ‘grief we feel in our hearts’ on anniversary of Dresden bombing
The Duke of Kent, the late Queen’s cousin, is representing the King in Germany at commemorations marking the Allies’ Second ...
List of School Closures and Delays as East Coast Buffeted by Winter Storm
On Wednesday, Newsweek reported that Central Park measured 1.4 inches of snow, South Jersey received over 6 inches, and Long ...
Christianity Today2d
The Meaning of Womanhood, in Whole and in Parts
Understanding of these four parts [breasts, clitoris, hymen, and womb] has changed over time—positing at some times that ...
National Catholic Register2d
England’s Decline: As ‘Our Lady’s Dowry’ Wanes, Is the Catholic Faith Set for a Revival?
ANALYSIS: The country is facing many socio-political ills that many link to a spiritual vacuum but signs of a Catholic ...
Staten Island Youth Soccer League’s Hall of Fame doors open for four individuals
The Staten Island Youth Soccer Leaue has announced the names of this year’s Staten Island Soccer Hall of Fame Ceremony which ...