“Strategist Brain” is a series where staffers share the stores they’ve stopped into, stuff they’ve spotted, and extra tidbits ...

If you’re still on the hunt for the perfect Valentine’s Day gift, look no further than Dayton’s A Chick with Wicks Candle Company! Owner Lee Mershad joined Living Dayton ...

The blessing of the candles during Candlemas, or Candelora, as we say in Italian (Image created with DALL-E 2) While firmly grounded in Christian tradition, the Candelora also bears connections to ...

Whether you're looking for a luxury candle or a budget-friendly 3-wick option, we've got something for you. From notes of ...

A new exhibit by a Nacogdoches artist at the Cole Art Center reinterprets the iconography of Jesus Christ through a ...

Skier Lenka Lanč captured a rare atmospheric phenomenon, the 'sun candle,' in Austria, which quickly went viral. The phenomenon occurs when sunlight interacts with flat ice crystals, creating a ...

Thanksgiving is over, Black Friday has passed and Cyber Monday has emerged, all to help ease the anxiety over holiday gift giving. Surely by now, many of us are already feeling the rush of the ...

Advent is that time of preparation for the coming of the Christ Child. It is also the time of year when people begin the hectic task of shopping. Presents are at the top of the list. We want to ...

By T.J. Ray Columnist To begin with, it is doubtful that the Anti-Christ is abroad.  You know—the one medievals expected as a ...

We light Advent candles with just that in mind, accepting that changing the wind is a long process, that the evening news will not always be positive, the stock markets will not always rise, the most ...

January 1-3 Gantan-sai (New Years) – Shinto. Shinto New Year festival observed with prayers for inner renewal, prosperity, and health. January 1 Feast of St. Basil – Orthodox Christian. Orthodox ...

It is also known as the Presentation of Christ in the Temple, and the Purification of St Mary the Virgin. That range of titles offers a lot of potential themes for a commentator: blessing (of candles ...