Durga ashtami vrat is an important Hindu ritual dedicated to Goddess Shakti (Goddess Durga). Masik Durga Ashtami is a monthly event observed on the ashtami tithi (8th day) of the shukla paksha (bright ...

Goddess Durga is revered as the embodiment of power and energy. Worshipping her is believed to remove all hardships from life. According to scriptures, offering prayers to Goddess Amba brings wealth ...

In Charlotte Wood’s novel “Stone Yard Devotional,” an atheist burrows into herself while staying in a convent, and contemplates how to live without causing harm. Credit...Wesley Allsbrook ...

Authors and counselors Chuck and Barb Snyder describe themselves as the “World’s Most Opposite Couple”—and it may be true. Chuck says the only things they have in common are the same wedding ...

In Today's Scripture Reading: Clean and unclean food; the Law of the tithe; dedication of the firstborn; three feasts to be observed; judges and justice The prosperity of Israel in the promised land ...