During the Lenten season Christians are urged to more deliberately contemplate Christ’s suffering and death. But traditional observances, such as penance and fasting, all too often produce dour ...

As I type this, my two younger kids are in the living room, their faces buried in books. Yesterday, my nine-year-old son, who doesn’t like reading, said to his mom, “Would you take me by the library ...

Everyone loves a short book. They're non-threatening, densely-packed, and it won't break your back to throw a couple of them in your purse for your commute. But when I saw that The Christian Science ...

St. Francis of Assisi loved animals and seemed to have a special affinity for larks. But there's no record of his preaching to the birds. Ditto the story of Francis holding the paw of the wolf from ...

It’s not too late to grow spiritually this Lent. As Pope Francis reminds us in his Lenten Message 2021: “To experience Lent in hope entails growing in the realization that, in Jesus Christ, we are ...

Public libraries can lend out electronic books, the European Union’s highest court has ruled. The judgment confirms the opinion of Maciej Szpunar, advocate general to the Court of Justice of the ...

The next time you need binoculars or a Bundt pan, you may not need any money. Instead, your library card could be the key to accessing an array of items, as public libraries across the country expand ...

Scenario No. 1: You read a book. It's a wonderful read. You tell a few people about the book. You might even let a friend borrow it. But the book eventually ends up on your bookshelf, where you can ...

Seven Days is 30, and we need your help to celebrate. With your donation, we’ll stay on track, delivering rigorous reporting on Vermont news and culture. Before We Sleep by Jeffrey Lent, Bloomsbury ...