The Internet. A virtually limitless platform capable of magnifying the best of human ingenuity…and the worst. Among the often-overwhelming online darkness, there are little sanctuaries of light. The subreddit r/wholesome is a forum reserved for sharing that which is not just good, but very good. The memes and videos shared there are connected because they all […]
We have the medicine the world craves
Our culture is devastatingly sick. The symptoms are clear: the breakdown of the family, the ridicule of virtue and the widespread embrace of relativism only scratch the surface. We’ve tried for decades to find easy fixes or to comfort ourselves by embracing the symptoms as “progress,” yet these band-aid solutions fail to address the root […]
The gift of receiving
I hate getting gifts. Giving gifts is great, but receiving them from others? No thanks. It’s not that I don’t want the gift itself. It’s just that I immediately feel guilty. I feel a strong urge to somehow make it up to the giver. No amount of thank-you’s are enough. Maybe offer them a hug? […]
Given up for you
“Usually we give the baby three strikes, then we move on to other ways to get her out.” The midwife sat on the edge of my hospital bed, choosing her words carefully. “If you want to keep laboring, you can make that choice. She recovered this time. But she’s not tolerating labor well and I […]
Unless we become like children
My first grade class at St. Therese Catholic School in Denver, Colorado, is made up predominantly of immigrant children, many of whom are learning English as a second, third or even fourth language. Families are poor and often broken. The school is humble and resources are limited. We’re a small but tight-knit community and, much […]
