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Commonplace Books: When Memory Isn’t Enough

How do we cope with wanting to remember more than we think we can? The art of “the memory technique” (an elegant legacy from a … Read More ›

Posted on January 15, 2019January 16, 2019
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Art

A World Tour of WWII Books

Any interest I have in World War II was likely planted by my parents’ long-held fascination with the period. I’ve always thought of them as … Read More ›

Posted on January 3, 2019December 24, 2018
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Philosophy

Stoicism’s Timeless Wisdom

Author’s note: In this review, the term man is used both in the individual sense, to refer to a specific person, and in the general … Read More ›

Posted on December 5, 2018November 22, 2018
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Philosophy

C.S. Lewis, Joseph Ratzinger, and Modernity’s Fatal Flaw

A little more than seven decades have passed since the publication of The Abolition of Man (1943), and we are fortunate that the world is … Read More ›

Posted on November 6, 2018November 13, 2018
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Art

A Perfect Book for Readers

“I wonder how the book got to Guernsey? Perhaps there is some secret sort of homing instinct in books that brings them to their perfect … Read More ›

Posted on October 2, 2018November 27, 2018
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Politics

Contraception Unraveled the Family

“Sex is a profound force, having to do with life, the forces of creation which make man God-like. He shares in the power of the … Read More ›

Posted on September 4, 2018May 24, 2018
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Religion

A Christian Defense of Contraception

Losing sight of the ultimate purpose of sex has had dire moral and social consequences in America. According to the natural law understanding of sexual … Read More ›

Posted on August 7, 2018May 24, 2018
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Living

Grateful to Be Gluten-Free

“And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.” (Romans … Read More ›

Posted on July 10, 2018May 24, 2018
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Living

Becoming a Sensory Ascetic on Sundays

I have found it difficult to keep the Sabbath. During college, my work, classes, relationships, and job searching kept me busy and preoccupied with my … Read More ›

Posted on June 5, 2018May 23, 2018

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