Around the same time my mom taught me to write a thank-you note, she schooled me in phone etiquette. Our landline, with its waxy coiled cord, was my chance to prove I knew my manners, and eventually, ...

Q: Can you tell me more about a painting of the Virgin Mary with a white cord full of knots? A ... and most likely a product of baroque art. The following prayer to Our Lady of the Knots was submitted ...