I taught my first history class at Missouri University in Columbia when I was barely 21. But after just one day in a classroom of bricks and tile and no windows at all, I knew that to teach history ...

Facing the inevitability of death—while not a preferred pastime for many of us—is known as ontological confrontation. It can happen in an instant, like in the unfortunate event of a dire health ...

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. Two years into recovery from a bad romance with booze and other drugs, an Iranian American poet makes a half-hearted attempt to redeem his misspent youth. He ...

How often do we stop to think about the meaning of life? If you’re like me, probably not much. Even though I may feel a vague sense of anxiety around how my life is unfolding and the inevitability of ...

The end of the world is when we die but the end of the world is not the end of us. John 18:37-38: “So Pilate said to him, ‘Then you are a king?’ Jesus answered, ‘You say I am a king. For this I was ...

We don’t think about death enough. How’s that for an opening sentence? Talk about an invitation to scroll down. Or up. Or anywhere else to avoid reading, and thinking, about death. But here’s my ...

SIONY, 72, suffered from Guillain Barré syndrome (GBS) post-vaccination during the Covid-19 pandemic. GBS is an ascending paralysis that could be fatal if it reaches the respiratory muscles. She was ...

What is the meaning of life? That’s quite a big question. Philosophy and religion have long started their reflections with the fact that we all face death. If I will eventually die, what meaning do my ...

Arthurine Rice, an award winning poet, has completed her new book "Life, Living,and Death": a powerful journey through the thoughts and words of a prolific poet. A collection of poems that surpasses ...

Reincarnation is a core belief of the Hindu faith. In the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna explains that changing one’s body is like changing one’s clothes. I accept that possibility as I accept the idea of a ...

Have you ever woken up after dreaming that someone close to you has died, only to be left feeling confused, anxious, or even shaken? Dreams about death, especially of someone we know, can be ...