
One Simple Rule for Never Making a Bad Decision
A (Humorous) Answer to Life’s Most Difficult Problem
Another Week Ends: Technological Addiction, Omnipresent Politics, Advice Columns, Toxic Fandom, and Love Beyond Death
1. A year ago, before a global pandemic altered our lives, discussions about the promise and perils of technology had a theoretical tone to them. Having a social media account was an entertaining frivolity. You could carry a “dumb phone” around and get some street cred for opting out of the system. You might avoid […]
Fasting Through Lent, From Robert Farrar Capon
Supposedly, We’re Saved on the Basis of Grace and Forgiveness, not Merit. What’s the Good of Encouraging Ourselves to Think We Can Pile up a Whole lot of Brownie Points by Fasting?
Lent in 2021
From the Telegraph:
My Mom Adored Rush Limbaugh
Some People Listen to Music to get Them Through the Hard Times. My Mom Tuned Into Rush Limbaugh.
“Aubade,” by Philip Larkin: A Poem for Ash Wednesday
“I See What’s Really Always There: / Unresting Death, a Whole Day Nearer Now”
Broken Bodies: The Consolation of Ash Wednesday
I Felt My Body Betray Me — through Injury or Illness. I was Supposed to be in Control.
The Purpose Driven Job
Why Would You Sacrifice So Much for Your Work? Because It’s Not a Job, It’s a Calling.
“Pelotaunt,” the Exercise Bike for Everyone
“No corny inspirational speeches here. Just withering judgment sure to get your heart pumping and your brain thinking, ‘Am I bad?'”