The Latest in ‘The Chosen’ Book Series: ‘Not My Will’
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The Latest in ‘The Chosen’ Book Series: ‘Not My Will’

Author Jerry B. Jenkins rolls out books based on the popular streaming series about the life of Jesus.
5 Children’s Books That Illustrate Classic Poems
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5 Children’s Books That Illustrate Classic Poems

Poetry helps kids develop emotional awareness, language skills, and a love for great literature. These classic books are a perfect place to start.
The Heroism of a Swamp Fox: South Carolina’s Francis Marion
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The Heroism of a Swamp Fox: South Carolina’s Francis Marion

Plantation-owner Francis Marion was key in thwarting British plans during the Revolutionary War.
NTD Photography Competition Extends Its Registration Deadline
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NTD Photography Competition Extends Its Registration Deadline

The competition invites participants from around the world to capture traditional aesthetic principles and values.
‘Before Dorothy’: Wistfulness and Mourning
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‘Before Dorothy’: Wistfulness and Mourning

Author Hazel Gaynor asks: “Who was Auntie Em?” And what is the story behind Dorothy’s family?
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NTD Photography Competition Extends Its Registration Deadline

NTD Photography Competition Extends Its Registration Deadline

The competition invites participants from around the world to capture traditional aesthetic principles and values.
Botticelli, His Muse, and the Medici Family

Botticelli, His Muse, and the Medici Family

An exploration into the mysterious connections between Simonetta Vespucci, Botticelli, and Giuliano de' Medici.
Making Music Helped America’s Greatest Genre Painter

Making Music Helped America’s Greatest Genre Painter

Well-loved American painter William Sidney Mount effectively captured the heart of rural Long Island life on canvas.
Vermeer’s Love Letters Exhibition at The Frick Collection

Vermeer’s Love Letters Exhibition at The Frick Collection

New York’s beloved Frick Collection museum reopens after a five-year renovation with the ‘Vermeer’s Love Letters’ special exhibition.
Not Just Halloween Leftovers: The Holy Origins of Gargoyles

Not Just Halloween Leftovers: The Holy Origins of Gargoyles

Gargoyles weren’t just scary—they were sacred plumbing with a message
Peter Paul Rubens: Loves in Art and Matrimony

Peter Paul Rubens: Loves in Art and Matrimony

Paintings of Rubens’s beloved wife Isabella and, later, Helena, are among the artist’s most intimate works.
Artist Glenn Vilppu: Fine Art, Animation, and the Old Masters

Artist Glenn Vilppu: Fine Art, Animation, and the Old Masters

The world-renowned teaching by award-winning artist Glenn Vilppu inspires some of the world’s top animators, illustrators, and painters.
The Hudson River School: Kindred Spirits in Life and Art

The Hudson River School: Kindred Spirits in Life and Art

Asher Brown Durand’s idealized painting encapsulates the principles of the art movement while paying tribute to friends Thomas Cole and William Cullen Bryant.
The Kids’ TV Favorite ‘Arthur’ Shines as a Musical

The Kids’ TV Favorite ‘Arthur’ Shines as a Musical

‘Arthur™ & Friends Make a Musical’ is a wonderful new children’s show that demonstrates an important lesson.
Chicago Celebrates Broadway Show Tunes Outdoors

Chicago Celebrates Broadway Show Tunes Outdoors

‘Broadway in your Backyard’ showcases four singers hitting all the right notes in some of your Broadway favorites.
‘Love’s Labour’s Lost’: Shakespeare’s Hidden Gem

‘Love’s Labour’s Lost’: Shakespeare’s Hidden Gem

From zany characters to clear direction, Midsommer Flight puts on a stellar performance of one of Shakespeare’s funniest works.
Movies With the Singer and the Swimmer

Movies With the Singer and the Swimmer

Three Howard Keel and Esther Williams movies entertain with music and romance.
‘Viva Zapata!:’ Finding Grace in the Rhythms of Change

‘Viva Zapata!:’ Finding Grace in the Rhythms of Change

Well-intentioned biopic of Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata drifts into political speechifying.
Ventura City Hall: California’s Extravagant Municipal Building

Ventura City Hall: California’s Extravagant Municipal Building

In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we visit one of the most beautiful neoclassical civic structures on the West Coast.
‘The Summer House’: Quiet and Extraordinary

‘The Summer House’: Quiet and Extraordinary

Masashi Matsuie’s debut novel is a brilliant, masterful poem in prose about the sublime beauty of architecture working in tandem with nature.
Matthew Arnold’s ‘Dover Beach’: Faith in a Faithless Age

Matthew Arnold’s ‘Dover Beach’: Faith in a Faithless Age

The poet urges a return to tradition and belief in God in the age of science.
Pericles’s Funeral Oration

Pericles’s Funeral Oration

The statesman’s speech illustrates the importance of articulating higher principles in dire times.
‘Their Chief Claim to Fame Is Fame Itself’: Heroes and Celebrities

‘Their Chief Claim to Fame Is Fame Itself’: Heroes and Celebrities

Historian Daniel Boorstin makes the distinction between heroes and celebrities as defined in this modern age of technology and social media platforms.
Wordsworth’s ‘Among All Lovely Things My Love Had Been’

Wordsworth’s ‘Among All Lovely Things My Love Had Been’

The Romantic poet celebrates how the simple things in life can show true love.
Thomas Jefferson Building: Large-Scale Grandeur

Thomas Jefferson Building: Large-Scale Grandeur

In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we look at one of America’s most majestic and impressive federal structures.
How Art Comes to Life: The Myth of Pygmalion

How Art Comes to Life: The Myth of Pygmalion

When something is created with love, the resulting products are imbued with vibrant life.
Reviving Divinely Inspired Classical Art, Guarding the Light of Human Civilization

Reviving Divinely Inspired Classical Art, Guarding the Light of Human Civilization

The NTD Figure Painting Competition is a cultural event with the mission of promoting time-tested traditions.
Good Sports: NTD Announces Sports Photography Award

Good Sports: NTD Announces Sports Photography Award

The Fifth NTD International Photography Competition celebrates sports with a new award.
NTD Invites Photographers to Celebrate America’s Birth

NTD Invites Photographers to Celebrate America’s Birth

A new international photography competition award commemorates the 250th anniversary of America’s independence.
NTD Invites Entries to Worldwide Photography Competition

NTD Invites Entries to Worldwide Photography Competition

The international competition inspires positivity and preserves tradition.
Philip Bowen: ‘Appalachia Forever’

Philip Bowen: ‘Appalachia Forever’

The songwriter and fiddle player embodies the unfettered spirit of his native West Virginia.
Adelina Patti: A Wildly Successful Songstress

Adelina Patti: A Wildly Successful Songstress

With her signature song ‘Home Sweet Home,’ this acclaimed diva touched royalty, presidents, and commoners alike with her natural talent.
The Composer Behind ‘O Fortuna’ and Modern Latin Chant

The Composer Behind ‘O Fortuna’ and Modern Latin Chant

The opening melody of Carl Orff’s ‘Carmina Burana’ is instantly recognizable today, but its roots lie in an obscure 13th-century medieval manuscript.
The Importance of Presence: ‘You’re Gonna Miss This’

The Importance of Presence: ‘You’re Gonna Miss This’

The fatherly wisdom in the Trace Adkins song was inspired by a repairman.
Rise and Shine: The ‘Dawn Chorus’

Rise and Shine: The ‘Dawn Chorus’

The early morning symphony of birds is about more than melody.
Soul Music: The Essence of What Makes a Song Uplifting

Soul Music: The Essence of What Makes a Song Uplifting

Music masters like Bach, Schubert, Schumann, and Strauss infused this esoteric ingredient to create their profound musical works.
Bastion of Scottish Culture: Lady Carolina Nairne

Bastion of Scottish Culture: Lady Carolina Nairne

Nairne’s poetic songs helped preserve the traditions of Scotland’s folk music.
Dan Dean’s Solo Album: ‘More’

Dan Dean’s Solo Album: ‘More’

Dan Dean, from the award-winning trio, Phillips, Craig, and Dean, wants to encourage people with his latest spiritually uplifting record.
The Wright Brothers and the Double-Edged Sword of Perseverance

The Wright Brothers and the Double-Edged Sword of Perseverance

In this installment of ‘When Character Counted,’ Wilbur and Orville Wright offer a lesson in the positives and negatives of tenacity.
The Heroism of a Swamp Fox: South Carolina’s Francis Marion

The Heroism of a Swamp Fox: South Carolina’s Francis Marion

Plantation-owner Francis Marion was key in thwarting British plans during the Revolutionary War.
Henry Perky: The Shredded Wheat King

Henry Perky: The Shredded Wheat King

In this installment of ‘Profiles in History,’ we meet a young lawyer and politician whose inquisitive mind revolutionized breakfast.
Phoebe Pember: A Beloved Caretaker of Wounded Soldiers

Phoebe Pember: A Beloved Caretaker of Wounded Soldiers

This Civil War nurse cared for both Union and Confederate soldiers.
The Incredible Journey of Mary Draper Ingles

The Incredible Journey of Mary Draper Ingles

In this latest installment of ‘When Character Counted,’ a woman in the wilderness reminds us of the power of tenacity coupled with courage.
Pirates, Thomas Jefferson, and the First Battle of the Barbary Wars

Pirates, Thomas Jefferson, and the First Battle of the Barbary Wars

In ‘This Week in History,’ Tripoli declared war on America, resulting in an American blockade, and a memorable lopsided naval victory.
The Scarlet Pimpernel of the Vatican

The Scarlet Pimpernel of the Vatican

Msgr. Hugh O’Flaherty was the Irish priest who defied the Nazis to save thousands.
3 Shakespeare One-Liners That Nail It

3 Shakespeare One-Liners That Nail It

Shakespeare’s genius for linguistic precision and emotional insight still resounds with astonishing clarity.
The Latest in ‘The Chosen’ Book Series: ‘Not My Will’

The Latest in ‘The Chosen’ Book Series: ‘Not My Will’

Author Jerry B. Jenkins rolls out books based on the popular streaming series about the life of Jesus.
L.M. Montgomery’s Short Story ‘A Soul That Was Not at Home’

L.M. Montgomery’s Short Story ‘A Soul That Was Not at Home’

Loyalty to that which we love is more important than seeking new things or knowledge.
‘The Peculiar Gift of July’: Solace at the Corner of Nowhere

‘The Peculiar Gift of July’: Solace at the Corner of Nowhere

The folks in a small island town have their lives shaken up when an unusual young girl named July is dropped in their midst.