There is a particular way Matthew McConaughey speaks when he is circling an idea he does not want to let go of. The sentences roll, stop, double back. A word, "belief," becomes a refrain, a drumbeat.

In her introduction to “A Hidden Light,” Susannah Heschel notes that Hasidism offers “teachings, texts, and stories… as guides” to the inner journey of transformation. This book, by Rabbi Zalman ...

Excerpted with permission from the publisher Poems & Prayers,‎ Matthew McConaughey, published by ‎ Headline/ Hachette India. *****From the Introduction …..Like most all of us, I’m trying to navigate ...

Much of Mark Wunderlich’s decidedly sincere and dexterous new book The Earth Avails derives, as well as extrapolates from a little leather volume of common prayers, a treasury of highly particular, ...

Most of what now passes with us for religion and philosophy will be replaced by poetry. —Matthew Arnold, “The Study of Poetry” Prayers and poems share an uncanny family resemblance. In fact, they look ...

In our fraught modern world, poets are rarely celebrities. But celebrities sometimes get their poems published. Certain people (disgruntled scribblers) may scoff at this. What do Megan Fox, James ...

In this week’s Sunday Sitdown, Academy Award winner Matthew McConaughey joins Willie Geist to discuss his new movie, “The Lost Bus,” including what it's like working with his 17-year-old son, Levi. He ...

Matthew McConaughey may be coming to a city near you! McConaughey, 55, announced on Wednesday, July 30, that he will be hitting the road for a limited five-city book tour after the September 16 ...

At a loss for words? Poetry expresses the feelings we struggle to convey. Open any poetry book for proof: You’ll find love poems for romantic moments, silly rhymes for kids and limericks for when you ...