How much of what we do on St. Patrick's Day is actually associated with the man St. Patrick? Turns out very little, actually. Green beer? Leprechauns? Pinching? "Paddy" would ...

Mrs. America Attractive, hospitable, gracious—eager volunteers. This is the traditional image of the First Lady of the United States. Since there is no official job description for the wife ...

Countless rejection letters... I started losing hope, and gaining weight. For several years I had worked as a campus minister at the University of Oregon in Eugene. The college town was the right size and ...

Ever wonder where Halloween traditions came from? Are they evil? Pagan? Holy? Fire FestivalsThe ancient Celts celebrated seasonal feasts to honor the gods of nature. Halloween's pagan origin was a fire festival known as ...

"Build my children a house"February 2, 1989. Her skin was tanned and wrinkled. Her hands were large and rough. Despite her short stature, Mother Teresa managed to hush an arena of 15,000 by simply standing ...