🎄 A Flame of Joy, Hope, and Peace for Christmas 2025 Every Christmas, we hear the familiar wishes of Joy, Hope, and Peace . They appear on cards, in songs, in greetings exchanged across the world. Yet, in a time marked by global upheavals, uncertainty, and challenges that test our resilience, these words can sometimes feel distant — almost fragile. A few days ago, by pure accident, I stumbled upon an old video from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Torch Relay in Kiryu — an event that, as we all...

Amid a turbulent 19th-century Europe, two battle-hardened veterans sought refuge in a quaint tavern along the road to Vienna. Their...

When I discovered a box of resin figures depicting a French Grenadier à Cheval, I felt a rush of excitement. This Italian brand offered a...