Jerome attempted to conquer this desire through mortification of the flesh (hence the paintings of him beating himself in the chest with a rock), but eventually determined to help others and himself by translating Christian texts into elegant Latin, so those who, like him, craved gorgeous prose ...
The Latin word "lucifer" means "morning star" or, as an adjective, "light-bringing." But today the name is asynonym for the devil. In Christian tradition, Lucifer was used as the proper name of the devil before his fall from grace. In popular culture Lucifer is synonymous with the devi...
They came home this season to vaccines and fans. But the team that dodged the virus last year became very familiar with the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet as Omicron ripped through the NBA, the NFL and the hinterlands of college basketball. This time, Saint Peter’s wasn’t immune. Th...
Starbucks has stronger coffee than Dunkin', with an average of 267 milligrams of caffeine in a cup of coffee versus 220 milligrams of caffeine in a cup of Dunkin's coffee.9
They came home this season to vaccines and fans. But the team that dodged the virus last year became very familiar with the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet as Omicron ripped through the NBA, the NFL and the hinterlands of college basketball. This time, Saint Peter’s wasn’t immune. ...