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  • The Transformative  Power of Forgiveness

    The Transformative Power of Forgiveness3

    Thirty-five years ago today—on December 27, 1983—the world witnessed a most extraordinary act of forgiveness. In Rome’s Rebibbia Prison, Pope John Paul II met for the first time with Mehmet Ali Agca, the very terrorist who shot him four times in St. Peter’s Square just two and a half years earlier. The two men sat inches from

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  • The Trance of Trans Education

    The Trance of Trans Education4

    Many Americans do seem in a trance these past few years, hypnotized by the politically correct into acceptance of transgender transitions among the very young.

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  • The Training Today’s Teachers Really Need

    The Training Today’s Teachers Really Need1

    “If schools are going to be good, we need good teachers,” education researcher Michael McShane recently noted in a new study. That’s a no-brainer, right? Unfortunately, as McShane discovered, some of today’s teachers don’t believe they receive adequate preparation to teach in the classroom, particularly in the ever-expanding realm of alternative schools and education. As the

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  • The Tragic Loss of Tragedy

    The Tragic Loss of Tragedy0

    In my early morning internet meanderings, an article occasionally snatches me up and wipes the sleep from my mind. “Everything Is Melodrama Now: How We Lost the Tragic Thread,” by Jamie K. Wilson recently provided that cup of word coffee. Wilson explains the considerable gulf between tragedy as depicted by playwrights like Sophocles and Shakespeare,

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  • The Tragic Decline of Music Literacy (and Quality)

    The Tragic Decline of Music Literacy (and Quality)54

    Throughout grade school and high school, I was fortunate to participate in quality music programs. Our high school had a top Illinois state jazz band; I also participated in symphonic band, which gave me a greater appreciation for classical music. It wasn’t enough to just read music. You would need to sight read, meaning you

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  • The Tragedy of the European Family

    The Tragedy of the European Family0

    Emmanuel Macron, the newly elected French president, has no children; German chancellor Angela Merkel has no children. British prime minister, Theresa May has no children; Italian prime minister Paolo Gentiloni has no children; Holland’s prime minister, Mark Rutte, Sweden’s Stefan Löfven, Luxembourg’s Xavier Bettel, and Scotland’s, first minster Nicola Sturgeon — all have no children. The

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