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  • 3 Reasons to Bake Bread With Your Children

    3 Reasons to Bake Bread With Your Children0

    Whether it’s summer vacation or a weekend off from school, parents across America dread the sight of their children hanging around the house saying, “I’m bored.” While there are many great options for wholesome activities that will keep children entertained and teach them something along the way, there’s one you may not have thought of:

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  • 3 Reasons Shakespeare Would Fail a Modern MFA Program

    3 Reasons Shakespeare Would Fail a Modern MFA Program0

    Today, Master of Fine Arts (MFA) programs in creative writing are often the norm for people who want to become serious about writing since they provide a structured, formal education in how to write fiction and poetry. With over 200 MFA programs in the U.S., one would expect we’d see more literary achievement than ever

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  • Need Inspiration? Read Epic Poetry!

    Need Inspiration? Read Epic Poetry!0

    “One ought, every day at least, to … read a good poem.…” – Goethe Interest in the epics and poetry of antiquity is seeing a surprising revival in the 21st century. Part I of the retelling of the Arthurian series by Malcolm Guite, “Galahad and the Grail,” enjoyed wide success last spring and has the literary

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  • The Fatherhood Trait That Keeps Children From Shipwrecking

    The Fatherhood Trait That Keeps Children From Shipwrecking0

    What is the definition of a “good father”? Some might say that a good father is one who provides well for his family. Others would suggest that a good father is one who shows up for both the big and little events in life. Still others might define a good father as a man who

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  • Ghoulie Girls, the Culture of Death, and Resistance

    Ghoulie Girls, the Culture of Death, and Resistance0

    In early August, Democrat Gov. Maura Healey signed the Prioritizing Patient Access to Care Act, permitting abortions up to birth. Here we find two anomalies, other than the horrific killing of an infant. First, the euphemistic name of that bill needs some work. Babies in the womb often receive patient care, yet this treatment promises death. Second,

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  • Neurotheology, a Bridge Between Religion and Science

    Neurotheology, a Bridge Between Religion and Science0

    An emerging field of psychology is recognizing the profound link among religious experience, the brain, and mental health. It’s called “neurotheology,” a multidisciplinary field that studies the relations between religion and the human brain. “Neurotheology is a two-way street so that it is not just neuroscience studying religion or religion commenting on neuroscience,” said Dr. Andrew Newberg, a neuroscientist and pioneer in the field, in an

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