Western Civilization

Of Course, I Think About the Roman Empire Daily. You Don’t?0
- Entertainment, History, Western Civilization
- September 25, 2023
Last week, my wife asked me, “How often do you think about the Roman Empire?” Her question didn’t come out of nowhere. TikTok might be a minefield of Chinese cyberthreats, but it has birthed a trend in which women ask men how often they contemplate the glory that was Rome. The trend took off because wives were
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The Meaning of the Cross Over Hungary’s Parliament 5
- Western Civilization, International, Politics, Religion
- August 25, 2023
A 3-meter-wide Communist red star once illuminated the sky over the Hungarian Parliament in Budapest. After the Iron Curtain fell, the Hungarians removed it, and it now sits as an exhibit in the basement of the building. This year, on the Feast of St. Stephen—a celebration held every August 20 in memory of Hungary’s first
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Finding and Losing Train Culture 1
- Culture, Western Civilization
- July 14, 2023
My family and I are in the process of moving to a small town in northwest Ohio called Fostoria. We are here for practical reasons—it is the town closest to where I work that has a good Catholic school. That said, I have found the people, on the whole, to be quite charming and welcoming.
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Architecture and Its Secret Vibes of Truth and Value 3
- Culture, Western Civilization
- July 12, 2023
I recently splurged and visited Mackinac Island with a few friends. The island, located between the upper and lower peninsula of Michigan, is perhaps best known for its automobile ban, relegating all traffic to foot, horse, or bike. Perhaps because of this ban, Mackinac Island functions as a type of time capsule, with beautiful homes,
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A Missionary Mindset 0
- Culture, Western Civilization
- July 7, 2023
In cities, some said the old man was crazy While others said he was only lazy; But he took no notice of gibes and jeers, He knew he was working for future years… And if they inquire whence came such trees Where not a bough once swayed in the breeze, The answer still comes,
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‘Close to the Earth’: What America Can Learn From Irish Culture 5
- Culture, International, Western Civilization
- June 27, 2023
The average autochthonous Irishman is close to patriotism because he is close to the earth; he is close to domesticity because he is close to the earth; he is close to doctrinal theology and elaborate ritual because he is close to the earth. In short, he is close to the heavens because he is close
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