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Raising Kids to Keep the Faith 0
- Culture, Family, Featured, MomThink, Religion
- July 2, 2026
Some of us may still practice the faith with which we were raised. Others may have fallen away from childhood religion into agnosticism, atheism, or indifference. Still others may have converted to another creed. While all these shifts in religiosity are far from uncommon, one overarching fact remains: Religious practice in the United States over
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The Occult Hiding in Plain Sight 0
- Culture, Featured, Religion, Western Civilization
- July 1, 2026
In recent decades, occultism has grown significantly. In 2025, Pew Research Center found that 30% of Americans make use of astrology, tarot cards, or fortune tellers. But occult and esoteric beliefs, practices, and movements have been a part of mainstream culture – in a more veiled form – for a long time. My investigation into this began when
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Emotions Are (Not) King 0
- Culture, Featured, Philosophy, Western Civilization
- July 1, 2026
We live in a society in which emotions are king. Feel something? Do it! Desire something? Pursue it! In fact, our contemporary age almost seems to chaff at the idea of doing something in which your emotions are not invested. How can you do something out of duty and still “be yourself”? The Cultural Novelty of “Emotions”
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How Aristotle Can Help Us Toward Finding Purpose in Life 0
- Culture, Featured, Philosophy
- June 30, 2026
One of the perennial questions of human nature is the question of purpose, and finding and fulfilling that purpose is often believed to be essential to happiness and contentment. While the personalization of finding one’s purpose may be a more recent phenomenon, the ancient writings of the philosopher Aristotle and his insights into human nature,
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Taking a Break From the World 0
- Culture, Featured
- June 30, 2026
“And what is so rare as a day in June?” That line from James Russell Lowell popped to mind early this morning as I sat on my porch. A week of fiery temperatures, muggy afternoons, and evening rains had finally birthed this beautiful blue panorama. The old homes and old trees of my neighborhood were
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The American Tendency to Put ‘Why’ Before ‘Ought’0
- Featured, Uncategorized
- June 29, 2026
It’s sort of odd that Americans remember Valley Forge. Given its high profile, one might think it was the site of a major battle. Yet it wasn’t. We may think we remember it because of the hardships troops faced in the winter encampment. In truth, while disease was rampant, it is likely that no one
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