Inside a nondescript building along the U.S. 190 service road that once housed a Mr. Fish pet store, there stands an opulent altar, surrounded by candles, majestic statues and floral bouquets. The ...

In an essay titled “The Scentsory Adventure” from his book The Thorny Grace of It (a delightful recent gift), Brian Doyle writes: “You know what no one talks about when they talk about the Mass? The ...

St. Mary of the Visitation held sensory-friendly service with dimmed lights, reduced sounds, no incense for those with ...

Archbishop Richard Henning, Archbishop of Boston, descended the Sanctuary steps, lined with dozens of red and white ...

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A study has identified aromatic compounds associated with incense offered by emperors and eminent monks while worshiping the sacred finger bone "sarira," or relic, of Sakyamuni at a Buddhist temple ...