In the classic Fyodor Dostoyevsky novel, ‘Crime and Punishment,’ there is the immortal line, “the darker the night – the brighter the stars; the deeper the grief – the closer is God.” Nowhere is this ...
Yet Augustine’s reputation in his own day might give us pause. Born in North Africa in the fourth century C.E., he lived at a time of deep division in the Roman Empire and was often seen as a culture ...
Diwali, the festival of lights, is a grand spectacle of joy, splendor, brightness, and happiness. The sight of every establishment illuminated with oil lamps, hearts filled with joy, and delighted ...