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The Democrats’ Deadly Sin
Envy is sadness or discontent at another’s good fortune or excellence. Dante defined it as a perversion of one’s own…
Monthly Archives: September, 2011
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Manners and Morals in America as Seen from Equatorial Africa
In the tradition of Frenchman Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America, cross-cultural comparisons can sometimes provide insights to which we,…
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Poem: “Souls”
Souls I wish I were a river birch Above a living river, Leaning from above to watch The flowing of…
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Men Are Needed to Protect Unborn Babies
The United States of America is about to witness a series of phenomena that are stark reminders of the ever-growing…
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“Pray, Hope, and Don’t Worry!”
Fr. Peter and I have been trying to get together for over a year. We’ve both been so busy, he…
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Baby Joseph Dies at Home, Surrounded by Family
The dramatic story of Joseph Maraachli, popularly known as “Baby Joseph,” came to its final conclusion yesterday. Alex Schadenberg of…
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So, What’s the Purpose of Public Education?
Barely enough time has passed for bologna sandwiches to begin rotting in school lockers, yet the 2011-2012 school year is…
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Wendell Berry and the Great Economy
I confess that until now I have never read anything by Wendell Berry. In fact, I deliberately avoided reading anything…
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Kaline, Colavito & Cash: The Boys of October
“The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball.” —Terence Mann (played by James Earl Jones), Field of…
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Lessons from Rosh Hashanah
The Lord said to Moses, “Tell the Israelites: On the first day of the seventh month you shall keep a…