Through prayer, we are able to talk over challenges and frustrations that are inherent in our health care environment while also understanding that knowing God is an incredible privilege.
Last Take
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What can WWII propaganda films teach us in the era of fake news?
The documentary series “Five Came Back” and the British film “Their Finest” have brought World War II propaganda films back into public consciousness.
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The Strength of A Nation: Why Trump’s budget is a threat to our national security
President Trump’s budget provides a boost to “our common defense” at the price of cutting support for “the general welfare.”
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The Associated Press is a joint media venture. Maybe Twitter should be too.
The A.P. owes its uniqueness and stature in no small part to its business model.
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Politeness, the forgotten virtue
In its mature form politeness is a species of charity.
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We can, and must, defeat famine in Africa
Famine has already been declared in parts of South Sudan; Nigeria, Yemen and Somalia are on the brink of it.
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What can one black man’s outreach to the Ku Klux Klan teach us about healing?
“Accidental Courtesy” chronicles Davis’ fascination with the K.K.K., from the 1980s through his current work with the Klan, American Nazis and other white supremacists and separatists.
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Sanctifying the Acela Corridor: My travels with St. Katharine Drexel
“What about you?” It’s the question St. Katharine, homegrown saint of the Northeast’s Acela Corridor, heard from Pope Leo XIII.
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Game Show Philosophy: ‘Jeopardy!’ is a show for our time; ‘Wheel of Fortune’ is from another
Rather than being a recent outcropping of American pop culture at its most vulgar, “Wheel of Fortune” is arguably our clearest survival of classical civilization.
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Remember, those who were once called ‘other,’ are now called ‘American.’
On St. Patrick’s Day, we celebrate our Irish heritage and our good fortune to be Americans. The success of America is the result of the work of people from every part of the world–of different backgrounds, religions and languages, coming together, committed not to a race or a religion but to an ideal. This is […]