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I made a new friend recently: Dr. Kari Konkola. He has a doctoral degree in history and has spent a long time examining what are called Confessors' Manuals, which are medieval Latin texts by Christian ...

A rosary and Mass will be held today at a Bakersfield church for a beloved priest who died in Fresno on Sunday. Monsignor Maurice Cameron Lahey will be honored beginning at 9 a.m. at St. Francis of ...

Do you ever find yourself mulling over your beliefs and opinions, thinking about why and how you came to hold a certain conviction, perhaps even questioning whether you might be wrong? Or maybe you ...

Among the countless characters in the Ramayana, Ravana stands out as one of the most fascinating. He was not just the villain who abducted Sita. He was also a man of deep knowledge, an exceptional ...

In the vast epic of the Mahabharata, Bhima is celebrated for his unmatched physical strength, courage, and loyalty. Yet, one lesser-known story reveals that even the mightiest warrior had lessons to ...

Some psychological topics become popular to the point of boredom, such as intellectual humility. "Be humble, and proudly" say psychologists in The New York Times. Get "a lesson in intellectual ...

Some of the work described has been supported by grants from The John Templeton Foundation to Daryl Van Tongeren and his colleagues. This article was produced with support from UC Berkeley's Greater ...