A Catholic Bishop and Some Syrian Immigrants
Village Maalula on the rock in Syria Bishop Gregory Parkes' column was titled “Compassion for immigrants, refugees will keep [...]
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02, 2017
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02, 2017
Missing the Point Has Gone Epidemic
G. K. Chesterton once remarked that many commentators in his day suffered from “the art of missing the point.” That [...]
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01, 2017
Understanding President Trump
Some of the people who opposed President Trump may never give him a chance. But I believe many others are [...]
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01, 2017
The Liberals’ Struggle with Logic
Almost three months after the 2016 election, many liberals still cannot acknowledge Donald Trump’s victory. The most recent example of [...]
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01, 2017
How America Views Achievement
Over the last century an old idea has gained new currency in American culture—the idea that equality of achievement is the [...]
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12, 2016
Our Relationship with Time
Does time really move faster when we are late for an appointment and trapped in a traffic jam but slower [...]
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12, 2016
Christmas and Forgiveness
“I can never forgive Trump for the things he said about John McCain, Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina, and all the [...]
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12, 2016
Memo from the National Liberal Journalists’ Association
[Author’s note: The sender of the following memo evidently mistook me for an NLJA member] Dear NLJA member: I needn’t [...]
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12, 2016
American Leaders “Still Don’t Get It”
The person closest to a task is in the best position to identify its imperfections. This idea, one of the [...]
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12, 2016
Restoring Respect for Others
Over the past sixty or so years, respect for others has diminished in our culture; today even the related obligation [...]