Western Civilization

Weighing Papal Words With Wisdom and Discernment 16
- Family, History, Religion, Uncategorized, Western Civilization
- May 12, 2025
Habemus papam! We have a pope! Like other Catholics in the U.S. and around the world, I was stunned that the conclave of cardinals assembled in the Sistine Chapel on May 8 chose American Robert Prevost to become the next pope. For years, we’d heard that no American, at least in the foreseeable future, would
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The Sound of Silence 17
- Culture, Entertainment, Featured, Uncategorized, Western Civilization
- May 9, 2025
If there were a promotional program for infrequent flyers, as there is for frequent flyers, I would be a member in good standing. In 2015, I traveled by plane to Europe and back. In 2019, I flew to Milwaukee and back again for a memorial service for my mother-in-law. That’s all the flying I’ve done
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Tariffs, Hollywood, and Three Lies We’ve Come to Accept 16
- Culture, Entertainment, Family, Featured, Politics, Uncategorized, Western Civilization
- May 8, 2025
President Donald Trump unleashed another unorthodox idea the other day by floating the concept of tariffs on movies not made in America. Those in the movie industry “are downright apoplectic,” CNN reported, concerned that such an initiative will tank their business. I’m not sure what to make of this idea yet, as I can see
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‘Anti-feminist’ Is Not a Synonym for Weak and Wimpy Women 28
- Culture, Family, Featured, MomThink, Uncategorized, Western Civilization
- April 29, 2025
Feminism doesn’t hold the same power it once did. Women are increasingly asking themselves if they really can have it all, like the ’60s promised, and if they even really want it all. As a result, we’re seeing women walk away from the disillusionment of corporate lifestyles and a resurgence of “trad housewives.” But women
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What Netflix’s Hit Show ‘Adolescence’ Gets Wrong About Toxic Masculinity 19
- Culture, Entertainment, Family, Featured, Uncategorized, Western Civilization
- April 25, 2025
If you keep up with the intersection of politics and pop culture like I do, you can’t have missed hearing about a recent British drama that was the most-watched show on Netflix worldwide, and that became a surprising flashpoint of controversy. Podcasters, politicians and pundits from National Public Radio to the Daily Wire have weighed
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Showing Up: The Quiet Strength That Shapes Who We Become 29
- Culture, Featured, Uncategorized, Western Civilization
- April 18, 2025
Of all the lessons I learned growing up, the one that made the biggest impression was the commitment to show up every day. On the farm, taking care of cattle and hogs never stopped. Dad had to do the chores, whether it was 100 degrees or a windchill of -40, whether he was sick, sore,
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