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Love in the Trenches
Sex, Marriage, and Simcha Fisher’s Book Miriel Thomas ReneauMiriel Thomas Reneau is a member of the Humane Pursuits editorial board….
Sex, Marriage, and Simcha Fisher’s Book Miriel Thomas ReneauMiriel Thomas Reneau is a member of the Humane Pursuits editorial board….
An encounter with a stranger in need sparks thoughts about public discourse on poverty. Miriel Thomas ReneauMiriel Thomas Reneau is…
Miriel M. Thomas: A lecture on the power of swing voters has me wondering whether Mitt Romney might be exactly…
If Murray is right about the problem, then the solution demands something from every one of us. Miriel Thomas ReneauMiriel…
Miriel Thomas: What a stranger’s words have me thinking about the role of assumptions in American public discourse. [twitter-follow screen_name=’humanepursuits’]…
Miriel Thomas: In the professional world—and in every other context—Christianity is a call to excellence, not an excuse for mediocrity. …
Yet another article on the decline of marriage misses the point: if you want people to do something, try reminding…
Henri Nouwen’s insight on the link between environment and behavior. Miriel Thomas ReneauMiriel Thomas Reneau is a member of the…
Lessons from childhood and graduate school: what moving to a new place has taught me about friendship, community, and interdependence….
The undercover stings at Planned Parenthood facilities conducted by Live Action a few months back have produced an extended conversation…
Miriel M. Thomas Earlier this month, the Supreme Court decided Snyder v. Phelps, a case involving the Westboro Baptist Church’s…
Bertie—King George—is not the stuff of myths. His character has flaws. His armor has chinks. He is human, and he…
Sun-Tzu said: Know thyself, know thine enemy; a thousand battles, a thousand victories. Peter Kreeft apparently agrees with him. In…
An article published last week in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune (available online here) caused a hubbub that quite probably tops the…
Have you ever found yourself quoting Homer or Aristotle or Milton in ordinary conversation? Have you ever sat and stared…
Once upon a time, not so very long ago, in a land not so very far away, a young woman…
Everyone knows the basics: a week ago, an amorphous and mysterious organization called Wikileaks kicked off what it promises will…
George Weigel, reflecting on the legacy of outgoing USCCB president Francis Cardinal George, puts forth a thought-provoking suggestion for one…
An uprooted homebody ponders place, distance, and the survival tactic that Wendell Berry would certainly not approve. Miriel Thomas ReneauMiriel…
Eh. Hmm. So. I think I agree with your general inference, as I read it: namely, that true human fulfillment…