altar

Bubba Weiler’s touching play follows two altar boys as they prepare for their confirmations and grapple with challenges to their beliefs and their relationship.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

"Together, we will march peacefully to the parliament and put forward our petitions at the altar of democracy," he said.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

A former altar boy, he grew up as one of seven children in Nairobi informal settlements, and his parents scraped together enough to send him to school and university, where he studied criminology.

From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026

Angelica Lourdes Mero Arcentales of Jaramijo, Ecuador, created an altar dedicated to her husband, Juan Alfredo Arcentales Anchundia, and her son, Bryan Alfredo Arcentales Mero, who were aboard the Fiorella, which went missing in January.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026

All about me was a deep intense silence, and in it I heard my prayer, voiceless, wordless, rising up and up endlessly like the incense which burnt perpetually upon the altar.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

Agosto Machado’s altars channel Betye Saar’s assemblages, but have little of the mystery that makes her work so compelling.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026

On November 1 and 2, many Mexicans will visit their dead in cemeteries and place offerings at home on colorful altars.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2025

In England during the Reformation it was not only the altars that were stripped, but also sites in the landscape which were associated with animacy.

From Salon ● May 28, 2025

A trailblazer in Chicano art, Amalia Mesa-Bains is known for her reimagining of traditional Mexican altars and offerings and her presentations of Mexican American women’s spirituality.

From New York Times ● Apr. 23, 2024

So they postponed the game and went instead to scout around in the alley for boards and boxes to use in making things like thrones and altars.

From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder