Culture

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter 2
- Culture, Featured, Philosophy, Uncategorized
- February 14, 2025
Is there an epidemic of loneliness in the United States? Former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy thought so. In 2023, he declared a national epidemic of loneliness and isolation, stating in June 2024, “The overall mortality impact of loneliness and isolation are on par with smoking daily, and they’re even greater than the mortality impact we
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And the Key to a Happy Marriage Is…1
- Culture, Family, Featured, Uncategorized
- February 13, 2025
If you’re like me, the older you get, the more you see friends divorce … friends that seemed like the perfect couple … friends that you didn’t think were ever in danger of splitting. Sadly, the reason given for these divorces all too often runs along the lines of a lack of happiness – a
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Make Sports Apolitical Again 1
- Culture, Politics, Uncategorized
- February 11, 2025
The Philadelphia Eagles trounced the Kansas City Chiefs last weekend at Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans, and as always with the annual event, the national conversation was as much about the advertisements as the game. I was pleasantly surprised, amid our current political rancor, to note some messaging promoting patriotism, unity and civility, appeals
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The Simplest–but Most Overlooked–Way to Renew Our Culture 17
- Culture, Featured, History, Religion, Uncategorized
- February 11, 2025
Last week, President Trump made an appearance at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C. Trump’s speech contained a number of comments on religion–even hinting at his own deepened faith since the bullet grazed his ear in July 2024–but actually didn’t focus much on the breakfast’s titular object: prayer. Trump may not place much emphasis on
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Do You Want a Revolution? Sing.0
- Culture, Entertainment, Featured, Uncategorized
- February 10, 2025
On April 17, 2007, the day after 32 people were killed in the Virginia Tech mass shooting, thousands of students stood in the center of campus for a candlelight vigil. Two trumpeters played “Taps,” while a few of those gathered sang “Amazing Grace.” Apart from that, the crowd was silent. In the aftermath of the tragedy,
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Candles of Hope in America’s Growing Counterculture 0
- Culture, Featured, Uncategorized
- February 10, 2025
“America is literally committing suicide right in front of our eyes,” Michael Snyder says in his article, “‘Civilizations Die From Suicide’: Here are 16 Signs That Our Society Is Doing Exactly That.” The numbers Snyder cites do indeed point to a precipitous decline of the land of the free and the brave. Our suicide rates have
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