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Sometimes it feels like a problem that my 22-year-old daughter with autism still lives at home. But was I really promised an empty nest?

Was the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki justified? Evan Thomas's new book THE ROAD TO SURRENDER did nothing to quench my doubts.

A healthy work ethic requires a healthy rest ethic. But what exactly is rest, and what makes it good?

There is something deeply right and beautiful about the principle, “From each according to her ability, to each according to her need.”...

My latest post is published on Medium.com. Choice quote: A while back a more seasoned colleague gave me some networking advice. He...

The book of Proverbs tells us, “Wisdom cries out in the street; in the squares she raises her voice” (1:20). She cries out that people...

Today I begin a series of posts on Thomas Aquinas’s view of the virtues. Most of my focus in this series will be on what are often called...

My latest piece, “In Defense of Useless Knowledge,” is posted on Medium.com. Choice quote: “If we insist on measuring the value of...