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Is Penelope a Hero in the Odyssey?
Different Visions of the Heroic in Homer's Epic
Jul 17
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How to Be Powerful as God is Powerful
Reconsidering what it means for God to be "all-powerful."
Jul 11
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The Spiritual Harm of Democracy
On the tender tyranny of the democratic man
Jul 3
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Eve as a Template on the Union of the Sexes
Revisiting the Creation of Eve as a Primordial Template
Jun 27
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Did Achilles Regret his Life of Glory?
A lesson on the desires of the soul from Homer
Jun 19
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How Gratitude can Save the West
Recovering the lost virtue of piety in the Greek and Christian Traditions
Jun 13
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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
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The Beauty of Woman as an Icon of God
Understanding the role of female beauty in the ascent of eros
May 23
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Why Odysseus Refused to Become a God
A commentary on Book V of the Odyssey
May 18
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How Acedia Smothers the Fire of the Soul
A quick guide to this pernicious sin and how to fight it
May 8
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The Father Who Saw His Dead Daughter in Heaven
A powerful story about the order of love
May 2
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The Spiritual Harm of Loving Money
How Miserliness and Prodigality will Ruin your Soul
Apr 25
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