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Carol Lynn Miller3 min read

We Are Not Just Products of Our Circumstances: Albert Bandura’s Life Path

Do you have influence on the direction your life? According to psychologist, Albert Bandura—and his theory on Human Agency—you sure do.
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Maggie Ciskanik, M.S.3 min read

Is God Part of Your Social Network?

Is God Part of Your Social Network?
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Ascension Media9 min read

St. Ignatius on Overcoming Desolation

St. Ignatius of Loyola offers a series of “rules,” or principles, which can help us work against this depressing and downward movement of desolation.
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Carol Lynn Miller4 min read

Bearing Witness in a Secular Age

James K.A. Smith asks the question, “What does it mean to live in a secular society?” and points out the importance of defining the term, “secular.”
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Maggie Ciskanik, M.S.3 min read

The Best New Year's Resolution

New Year’s resolutions dominate thoughts and conversations this time of year, but there is one thing that requires commitment but not willpower: gratitude.
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Justina Miller3 min read

Increasing Happiness Through the Exploration of Transcendence

Today, depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide. Statistics such as these show us that society isn’t offering the tools we need to be happy.
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Gabriel Baines3 min read

Thanksgiving: A Time to Reflect on the Gift of Friendship

Each type of friendship, if understood properly and lived accordingly, can be good and worth thanking God for, especially during the holiday season.
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Maggie Ciskanik, M.S.5 min read

What is Truth? The Dance of Science and Truth (Part 2)

What we say scientifically might actually be a false narrative of reality. What really is true, and is certitude necessary to actually know something?
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Maggie Ciskanik, M.S.3 min read

Skepticism and Certitude in an Age of Relativism: The Dance of Science and Truth (Part 1)

The definiton of culture is determined by questioning the meaning of our existence. When this question is eliminated, the culture and morality are corrupted
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Lindsay Rudegeair4 min read

This Labor Day, How Can We Work Like St. Joseph?

With over 52% of Americans reporting dissatisfaction at work, what can we do to find purpose in “meaningless” jobs, and work like St. Joseph?
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Carol Lynn Miller1 min read

Thomistic Personalism – A Marriage Made in Heaven, Hell, or Harvard (actual video title!)

Peter Kreeft asserts that “Thomistic Personalism” is helping us arrive at a fuller understanding of the human person – not just what, but who, we are.
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Maggie Ciskanik, M.S.1 min read

The Language of Lightning Bugs

Why are we so willing to call the winkings and blinkings of lightning bugs a “language” but hesitant to stand in awe before the beauty of human language?
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