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    The Lost Milestones of Childhood1

    Seeing your kid blossom is even more powerful than worrying about their every move.

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  • The Lost Art of Pen and Paper

    The Lost Art of Pen and Paper2

    I remember the joyful, parental excitement I felt when we sent our oldest child off to kindergarten. I can recall his nervous agitation, not knowing what to expect, but also understanding that he was older now, and a big boy. At our first parent-teacher conference that year I noticed something that I had not thought much

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  • The Lost Art of Herb Drying

    The Lost Art of Herb Drying4

    Once, herbs could be seen hanging from rafters in homes, brewing in teas on the hearth, or stored safely in cupboards for times of plague or injury. Romans took them to the battlefield, monks used them to treat the infirm, and midwives administered them to ease labor. So when did herbs become so outdated? In the

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  • The Loss of the Sacred in American Culture

    The Loss of the Sacred in American Culture6

    There’s a grim scene near the end of The Iliad in which the Greek hero Achilles, because of his rage and grief over the death of his comrade Patroclus at the hands of the Trojan prince Hector, slays Hector in battle and drags his corpse behind his chariot, day after day, desecrating the body in

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  • The Loss of Notre Dame Reawakens the Heart of the West

    The Loss of Notre Dame Reawakens the Heart of the West0

    The emotional outpouring prompted by news of the fire at Notre Dame de Paris has been extraordinary. It has been marked by both depth and breadth, prompting myriad expressions of concern for the fate of Paris’ venerable cathedral and affecting Catholics and non-Catholics, those who live in France and those who don’t, those who have

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  • The Loss of Local Living: Implications for Economics and Culture

    The Loss of Local Living: Implications for Economics and Culture3

    What makes a good city? In his Politics, Aristotle says that one key characteristic of a good city is self-sufficiency. Aquinas, following Aristotle, writes in De Regno: Now there are two ways in which an abundance of foodstuffs can be supplied to a city. The first we have already mentioned, where the soil is so

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