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Is Penelope a Hero in the Odyssey?
Different Visions of the Heroic in Homer's Epic
Jul 17 • The Ascent
How to Be Powerful as God is Powerful
Reconsidering what it means for God to be "all-powerful."
Jul 11 • The Ascent
The Spiritual Harm of Democracy
On the tender tyranny of the democratic man
Jul 3 • The Ascent
Eve as a Template on the Union of the Sexes
Revisiting the Creation of Eve as a Primordial Template
Jun 27 • The Ascent
Did Achilles Regret his Life of Glory?
A lesson on the desires of the soul from Homer
Jun 19 • The Ascent
How Gratitude can Save the West
Recovering the lost virtue of piety in the Greek and Christian Traditions
Jun 13 • The Ascent
How Not to be a Modern Day Lotus-Eater
A Commentary on Odysseus and the Lotus-Eaters in Book 9 of the Odyssey
May 29 • The Ascent
The Beauty of Woman as an Icon of God
Understanding the role of female beauty in the ascent of eros
May 23 • The Ascent
Why Odysseus Refused to Become a God
A commentary on Book V of the Odyssey
May 18 • The Ascent
How Acedia Smothers the Fire of the Soul
A quick guide to this pernicious sin and how to fight it
May 8 • The Ascent
The Father Who Saw His Dead Daughter in Heaven
A powerful story about the order of love
May 2 • The Ascent
The Spiritual Harm of Loving Money
How Miserliness and Prodigality will Ruin your Soul
Apr 25 • The Ascent
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