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  • You Can Do Better Than a Beach Read

    You Can Do Better Than a Beach Read0

    “But the fountain sprang up and the bird sang down Redeem the time, redeem the dream The token of the word unheard, unspoken” – T. S. Eliot, “Ash Wednesday” In his poem “Ash Wednesday,” T. S. Eliot famously borrows the language of St. Paul in order to image the paradoxes of faith. “For you were once

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  • 3 Ways To Escape the Doom-And-Gloomers

    3 Ways To Escape the Doom-And-Gloomers0

    For most of the 21st century, a mob of Grinches has controlled American culture and politics. These are the Chicken Littles who have wailed that “climate change” would doom the planet. They are the sorcerers who declare that men can become women and vice-versa, who despite the blood-stained evidence of a hundred years proclaim the

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  • Forming the Habit of Joy Through Humor

    Forming the Habit of Joy Through Humor0

    While rarely discussed today, eutrapelia is an ancient Greek virtue that breeds charity, gratitude, and openness. Focused on the arts of humor, conversation, and recreation, it helps us grow more connected to ourselves, to others, and to God. For the Greeks, virtues were not destinations, but habits of moderation developed through care and perseverance. Over time, the

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  • On the Thrill of Not Catching Sheep

    On the Thrill of Not Catching Sheep0

    I have introduced some feral sheep to the countryside around my property. Not on purpose, mind you. One bright morning a few weeks ago, I was buckling my toddler into her car seat so we could go to church, when she observed that the sheep were on the wrong side of the fence. Twenty minutes

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  • With All Due Respect

    With All Due Respect0

    Comedian Rodney Dangerfield operated in the world of “The Godfather,” the film about criminals who stress family, loyalty, manhood, and respect. The movie’s repeated emphasis on respect – “I said that I would see you because I had heard that you were a serious man, to be treated with respect,” Don Corleone says to another criminal, Sollozzo – inspired

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  • The Hidden Financial Cost of Divorce Is No Joke

    The Hidden Financial Cost of Divorce Is No Joke0

    “June is bustin’ out all over,” the old Rodgers and Hammerstein song tells us, and escorting its arrival are dozens of weddings, for, as another old show tune explains, “Oh, they say when you marry in June / You’re a bride all your life. And the bridegroom who marries in June / Gets a sweetheart

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