Across many cultures, there is a gentle old belief that New Year’s Eve is not only a night of fireworks and celebrations. It is also a night when the world grows a little quieter inside, as if ...

During the Christmas season, images of angels can be found in a variety of locations including front lawns, tree tops and holiday sweaters. Such representations make obvious the importance of angels ...

Across cultures, religions, and centuries, people who come close to death often report strikingly similar experiences. They ...