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In Good Company

One year ago, Princeton University fired me. This was one of the worst things ever to happen to me, but also one of the best. Continue Reading »

22 May 2023 0

A Cornucopia of Life

by Elizabeth Bachmann

A culture of life, therefore, means not just preserving physical life, but developing rich spiritual, intellectual, and emotional lives. Continue Reading »

16 Dec 2022 0

For reasons I haven’t been able to figure out, friendship—deep, genuine friendship—gets short shrift in contemporary fiction. The Chet & Bernie books are wonderful exceptions, and I am immensely grateful for them. Continue Reading »

12 Aug 2022 0

On Creativity and Serving God

by Shalom Carmy

To fashion a life of virtue is, perhaps, the creative act in which the image of God is most magnificently realized. Continue Reading »

11 Jun 2021 0

The Art of Admiration

by Daniel J. Mahoney

In Not Forgotten, Weigel splendidly recovers the art of admiration, with a few warnings of what to avoid thrown into the mix. Continue Reading »

12 Apr 2021 0

Friendship After COVID

by Erica Brown

To those friends who were present for me during this long and tedious separation, I hope to say one day soon: Come near that we may make a blessing on each other. Continue Reading »

5 Jan 2021 0

Singer's Stories

by John Wilson

John Wilson recommends the writings of Isaac Bashevis Singer.
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26 Jul 2019 0

Friendship in a Time of Scandal

by L. S.

Substantive male-female friendships are hard to attempt, especially in a culture that idolizes sexual pleasure as the only salient human connection. Continue Reading »

25 Sep 2018 0