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How Solitude Builds Human Connection 0
- Entertainment, Philosophy, Religion, Uncategorized, Western Civilization
- May 15, 2026
“If we are unable to be alone, we will be more lonely,” writes Sherry Turkle in “Reclaiming Conversation.” This paradoxical statement strikes us as odd at first glance, but it contains a germ of great wisdom. Our capacity to remain peacefully introspective – at least sometimes – helps us be more truly present and available
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Cicero’s 5 Steps to a Good Conversation 0
- Uncategorized, Culture, Featured, History, Philosophy, Western Civilization
- May 13, 2026
We’ve all been there. We’re hanging out with friends, mingling after church, or attending a networking event, yet despite our best efforts, conversation falls flat. This can happen for many reasons, but generally, the two primary issues are either that our conversation partners drop the ball, or that we ourselves can’t think of anything to
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The Quiet Damage of Gossip 0
- Culture, Featured, Religion, Uncategorized
- April 13, 2026
Something has made itself completely at home in American culture. It doesn’t look dangerous. It doesn’t usually feel malicious. Most of the time, it seems like normal conversation. And we’ve all participated in it more than we’d like to admit. It’s gossip. If I’m being charitable, I don’t believe most people gossip out of cruelty.
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Like It or Not, It’s Time To Do Away With No-Fault Divorce 0
- Family, Featured, Uncategorized, Western Civilization
- April 10, 2026
Raise your hand if someone close to you – friend, relative, co-worker – has been personally touched by divorce. Sadly, I’ve been able to raise my hand for all three at certain points of my life, and I wouldn’t be surprised if you can as well. Perhaps you’ve even been divorced yourself. The prevalence of
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It’s Time for Mama’s Bar of Soap in the Mouth 0
- Culture, Featured, Uncategorized, Western Civilization
- April 8, 2026
At approximately 6:35 p.m. on Wednesday, April 1, Artemis II roared off its Florida launchpad on its 10-day journey to the moon and back again. Carrying a team of three men and a woman, Artemis was the first manned flight to the moon in 53 years. Hundreds of thousands from around the country and the world gathered
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Echoes of the Resurrection in Literary Arts 0
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- April 6, 2026
The literary arts are predicated on the possibility of transformation and rebirth. As every first-year creative writing student knows, fiction is about the possibility of soul-change – that’s what makes it interesting to us. Great stories reveal how the events of the plot reshape the interior life of the character, developing and changing the character.
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