Culture

Why Can’t We Handle Silence?0
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- April 17, 2019
For Lent in 2018, I gave up noise. No music in the car, headphones at work, or background music while I did projects at home. It was exceptionally difficult, and hammered home to me how dependent we are on anything that will distract us from our existence. Honestly, everything we do needs a soundtrack. I
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How to Give Up Outrage and Enjoy Your Life 0
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- April 16, 2019
Earlier this year my wife and I were fortunate to visit the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens in Delray Beach, Florida. The 16 acres of beautifully maintained gardens slow the mind — this is not the place for a power walk. Approaching the bonsai display, we heard high decibel rock music blasting, shattering the stillness
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Transgender Athletes Will Spell the End of Women’s Sports 0
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- April 16, 2019
One of the first and most important things we learned in the school yard was the concept of fair play. When running a race, you don’t start before the whistle is blown. In a game of hide-and-seek, you don’t peek to see the location of the other players. Starting the race before your opponents
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The Real Problem With Christian Music Isn’t That It’s Overly Repetitive 1
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- April 16, 2019
There are those of us who cringe and bristle at the modern “praise and worship” music that has invaded churches of every Western denomination in the United States: guitar masses, contemporary services, happy-clappy praise bands, worship teams, big TV screens. One of our regular criticisms is that, in this “contemporary” format, the same words are
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Ten Guides for Turning Boys Into Men 0
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- April 16, 2019
Many young men are puzzled these days about the meaning of manhood, perplexed by what they hear in a classroom, learn online, or see in their friends. They want to work, to love, to do good in the world, to emulate other men. Unfortunately, maps for these destinations seem in short supply. Help is at
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Notre Dame Burns. As Does Our Civilization?0
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- April 15, 2019
Nine-hundred years of heritage and beauty were left in smoldering ashes today after a fire consumed the once-great Cathedral of Notre Dame. Back in college, and before I converted to Catholicism, I had the great fortune of visiting the Cathedral. Unfortunately, I didn’t appreciate it nearly enough. As a typical college kid, I went
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