When I sit outside in my backyard, I often hear the distinctive calls of the mourning dove. If you hear them as often as I do, you might be wondering about a mourning dove's meaning. What is the ...

Headstones are just as much for the people who have passed as they are for those who are still alive. Whether you're etching their spirit, passion, or your everlasting love for them onto their ...

What does the word 'infinity' mean? The word infinity is derived from the Latin word "infinite", which means infinity and has no limit or end. As a result, infinity has become a popular and very ...

From the ‘OM’ that is drawn before any positive work, to the Lotus that is seen as a symbol of growth and transformation-- spiritual symbols are something that people have grown up seeing. Today, with ...

Today’s column comes from an email and conversation with a local student, and the professor is glad to help. Q: I am a student working on a project in semiotics, and I wonder if I could put some ...

To the tourist in India, the magician’s rope trick is merely another clever demonstration that the hand is quicker than the eye. To Professor Mircea Eliade of the University of Chicago divinity school ...

A Bible is part of a memorial table display at the veterans hospital in Manchester, N.H. An Air Force veteran has sued the director of the hospital over the display of the Bible. (Kristin ...

The use of symbols such as eggs and rabbits can help parents explain the gospel truth behind the increasingly secularized holiday of Easter, a Christian author based in Tennessee told Fox News Digital ...

I have long liked the use of the “Jesus Fish” as a symbol. No doubt you have seen this icon. It can be found on cars, business cards, and is even incorporated into the signage of businesses. Recently, ...

A steady stream of spiritual pilgrims—mostly women—are drawn to the island’s ancient temples and its museums, home to the curvaceous prehistoric figurines seen as symbols of creation and renewal ...