St. Brigid's Day, celebrated on February 1st, honors both the Christian saint and the ancient Celtic goddess Brigid. It marks ...

Stories of turning water into wine may not have been understood by 5th-century Celts, but a woman changing water into beer may have made these miracles far more realistic for our pagan ancestors.

Forget St Patrick's Day – here's why you should head to Ireland for St Brigid's Day instead - With crowded celebrations of Ireland’s patron saint no longer appealing to her, Nicola Brady discovers why ...

A ravishing goddess of love and beauty, Aphrodite is the ultimate sex symbol — so irresistible, Hamilton wrote, that she “stole away even the wits of the wise.” Some authors call her a child of Zeus, ...

The non-Christian carvings include figures of a horse and an Earth Goddess known as a Sheila-na-gig, which are believed to be Pagan symbols for fertility. Other carvings similar to those in the ...

All of this points to discontinuity in continuity. It is wrong to assert that there has been no discontinuity between the worship of pagan goddesses and Mary. Catholic theology never predicated Mary ...

The second book of Kings describes Hezekiah’s suppression of pagan places of worship, or “high places.” It outlines how he “removed the high places, smashed the sacred stones” and “did ...

The OG Material Girl, 66, stunned fans on Tuesday after sharing a series of spicy boudoir photos on Instagram, looking every bit the youthful goddess. Striking a variety of poses, Madonna played ...

Bunny reminds us of another magical gift-bearer; he's a bit like Santa Claus: a benevolent bearer of gifts for good children and a star of posed holiday pictures (sometimes including crying children!) ...