Healing, Purification and Holiness: How Ancient Cultures Used Olive Oil

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, ...
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Is Your Hedgehog Foaming? It’s Not Rabies—It’s a Natural Behavior Called Self-Anointing

If you’ve ever seen a hedgehog twisting its body and foaming at the mouth, you might think the animal is sick. But this strange and dramatic behavior, demonstrated in this YouTube video, is actually a ...
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Mass of the Anointing of the Sick at St. Ann’s Novena

The Mass of the Anointing of the Sick was celebrated Wednesday during the 101st annual Solemn Novena to St. Ann at St. Ann’s Monastery and Shrine Basilica, 1239 St. Ann’s St. in West Scranton. The ...