Ancient uses of olive oil for rituals of initiation, sanctification and healing have a modern legacy. In 2023, oil for the coronation of Charles III was harvested from groves on the Mount of Olives, ...

One Sunday morning, as the congregation echoed, “Hallelujah! Praise the Lord!” for the third time, a quiet question rose in my heart: Do we really mean what we say? Has this sacred word become so fami ...