John Henry Newman, Local Hero
Newman called his living hearers to a more real Christian life, rather than a vague cultural Christianity.
Teaching Greek to Children in a Dumbed Down World
Teaching Greek to Children in a dumbed-down world Dr. Nadya Williams Few expressions in English irk me as much as “it’s all Greek to me.” Baked into the very idiom of our language is this assumption that certain subjects of study are just too difficult for most humans. By implication, we shouldn’t bother with them. […]
Regarding Joy
Regarding Joy Mrs. Sofia Cuddeback Not long ago, a friend of mine called and asked if I would speak to a group of people on the topic of joy. “What is joy?” my friend asked. Is it a choice? A gift? A feeling? Usually in such a situation, my sanguine and irresponsible self quickly responds […]
Handshakes
Handshakes Dr. Dixie Dillon Lane Premium Subscribers Sorry, this feature is only available for H&F Print Premium subscribers. You can sign up here. (If you are already a Print Premium subscriber, be sure to click the authentication link you were sent by email so this won’t happen again.) Twice in my life, I have been […]
Contrasts of Winter
Contrasts of Winter Mr. Hadden Turner As the bitter north winds begin to blow and the day yields its golden hours to the night, the trees surrender the last of the leaves, which have clung on throughout the autumn. Beyond the confines of the now barren woodlands, on lawns and meadows alike, the ground becomes […]
Advent & the Prognosticators
Advent & the Prognosticators Mr. Matthew Giambrone “Until the day when God will deign to reveal the future to man, all human wisdom is contained in these two words,—‘Wait and hope.’”Alexandre Dumas Will there be another pandemic? Or is such talk just fear-mongering? Will there be peace in the Middle East or chaos? Will overseas […]
The Prophets of Technocracy
The Prophets of Technocracy Dr. Ben Reinhard I dreamt that all the planning of peremptory humanity Had crushed Nature finally beneath the foot of Man; Birth-control and merriment, Earth completely sterilized, Bungalow and fun-fair, had fulfilled our Plan; But the lion and the unicorn were sighing at the funeral, Crying at the funeral Sobbing at […]
Daedalus and Icarus: A Cautionary Tale about Parenting in an Age of Technology
Daedalus & Icarus A Cautionary Tale About Parenting in an Age of Technology Dr. Nadya Williams Premium Subscribers Sorry, this feature is only available for H&F Print Premium subscribers. You can sign up here. (If you are already a Print Premium subscriber, be sure to click the authentication link you were sent by email so […]
When Teaching Children History, Embrace Imagination
When Teaching Children History, Embrace Imagination Dr. Dixie Dillon Lane One day twenty-eight years ago, a redheaded eleven-year-old girl found herself standing in front of the Great Pyramid at Giza with her family. Her mother and brother wore white turbans they had bought from a huckster at Luxor to keep off the sun. Her father […]
The Job for Which All Others Exist: Let’s Bring Back the Term “Homemaker”
The Job for Which All Others Exist Let’s Bring Back the Term “Homemaker” Mrs. Ivana Greco Last year, I was at a dinner party where I was chatting with a stranger. I learned she was a professor at a nearby university. “And what do you do?” she asked politely. I unexpectedly froze — how should […]