You may have come across a Latin phrase or two whilst reading a contract or legal document. Phrases such as domicilium citandi et executandi, bona fide, Pro Bono, de facto, Prima Facie, to name but a ...
One former Roman province lasted barely 165 years. Yet its people still speak a Latin-based language today. This video ...
The sophisticated language Plato wrote in gave way to a simplified "common" Greek—and with it, a simplified psychology. We inherited a twice-flattened concept of mind.
People expect English from an American — not fluent Latin straight out of Ancient Rome. When I start speaking, listeners ...
In the coming weeks, we'll be looking at the Eucharistic Prayers most encountered on Sunday at a parish Mass. For each, we'll have a bit more history, a look at its contents, and answer a few ...
For Jhumpa Lahiri, whose life and writing have been shaped by migration between continents and languages, the immigrant ...
Never felt safe anywhere: Jhumpa Lahiri on not belonging, otherness of languages and idea of home ...
Black History Month is celebrated with Mohawk Valley events at Baseball Hall of Fame, Utica Public Library, Rome Historical ...
I Ching Stream has launched its comprehensive English-language platform, ichingstream.com, offering international readers a structured pathway into the I Ching as it is actually practiced in China ...
I subscribe to an online page that talks about word trivia. I mainly do it for the daily vocabulary tests. At least once a ...
The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) reaffirmed its support for expanding access to Philippine historical literature and research. It ...
On May 8—the second day of the conclave—at Santa Marta, the cardinals have a continental breakfast between 6:30 and 7:30 a.m. Cardinal Timothy Dolan sits at a table with his jar of peanut butter that ...