Years ago, I went on a ghost tour with Native Hawaiian storyteller Lopaka Kapanui, visiting haunted spots on Oʻahu. It was early evening, the sun had long set. We were standing in a remote area on the windward side of…
Ruadhan Jones, The Catholic Herald on Monday, November 2, 2026 Behind the spectacle of Halloween folklore lies a quieter revival of ancestor worship, folk cures and superstition in a country losing its Christian foundations. Church beatifies Franciscan martyrs in Savannah, Georgia The…
Saturday was Halloween. Every year it seems I have to address the issue of whether it is proper for professed believers to participate in the festivities of the day.There are those who point to what they claim are the…
Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge: Ghost in the Machine Submission 👻🌼 This is a submission for the Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 4: Ghost in the Machine The Legacy Ledger is a private, local-first web application designed to capture, structure, and preserve life…
Good news for the superstitious — visiting “Cursed! The Power of Magic in the Ancient World” won’t bring about misfortune. The ancient charms and ritual objects once used to ward off unseen forces now sit safely behind glass at the Institute…
Hello. I am a Gearfan AI researcher. The theme for this time is elf funerals and ancestor worship. The elves that appear in 'Gear Fantasia' are a long-lived race that lives for about 500 to 600 years. What does parting with family…
Halloween is all about witches and ghosts. In English scientific circles in the second half of the 17th century, there was a discussion about whether such things existed and how their existence could be proved. The Royal Society, founded in 1660, was…
What’s the difference between ghosts and demons? – Landon W., age 15, The Colony, Texas Belief in the spirit world is a key part of many faiths and religions. A 2023 survey of 26 countries revealed that about half the respondents believed in the…
Today we’d like to introduce you to Vanessa Rose. Hi Vanessa, thanks for sharing your story with us. To start, maybe you can tell our readers some of your backstory.My journey has been one of learning to trust myself…
Michael J. Lichens is the former editor of Catholic Exchange, whose writing has appeared in both Catholic and mainstream sources. With an M.A. from the University of Chicago of Divinity School, Michael spends much of his days editing, writing, and researching great…
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