At the beginning of the 19th Century, the United States was primarily stuck to the eastern half of the continent, with just a few adventuring souls moving west. Back then Tennessee was
MoreYou Yourself have counted my wanderings in advance, put also my tears into Your vessel; are they not also in Your counting? (Psalm 56:9). King David lauds the power of tears here
MoreWhen people talk about long wave economics, they’re usually talking about the Kondratieff Wave or perhaps even the Saeculum, waves that last on the average 60-80 years from trough-to-trough. But there are
MoreBehold the time Barack Obama nailed it: ‘The fact that we are here today to debate raising America’s debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. It is a sign that the
MoreEditor’s Note: St. Gregory Palamas, Archbishop of Thessalonica (1296 – 1359), an Eastern Orthodox monk and bishop (interestingly, referred to a “a great theological writer” by Pope John Paul II), was a
MoreMemento Mori. This modern world seeks to extend adolescence until the coffin lid closes. We treat aging and dying like some sort of horrible disease that can be avoided by ignoring it.
MoreEditor’s note: The following is excerpted from Hero Tales from American History, by Henry Cabot Lodge and Theodore Roosevelt. It is difficult to conceive that there ever was a time when the
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