by Dr Mitchell Kalpakgian | A “proper match/marriage” meant a gain in a woman’s economic status and social respectability. She no longer had to feel financially dependent on her family or embarrassed by the stigma of old maid.
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Dr. Mitchell Kalpakgian July 9, 2015 8,954 Views
by Dr Mitchell Kalpakgian | A “proper match/marriage” meant a gain in a woman’s economic status and social respectability. She no longer had to feel financially dependent on her family or embarrassed by the stigma of old maid.
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by John Clark | As we Americans celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence, here are Catholics statements on these inalienable...
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by Dr. Mitchell Kalpakgian | Father Brown is never fooled—either by appearances, theories, half-truths, or disguises. He is not fooled because he uses both faith and reason in his thinking while others attempt...
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by John Clark | Being homeschooled before Seton started graduation ceremonies, I ‘graduated’ only once; May of 1992 on Christendom College campus.
Read More »Dr. Mitchell Kalpakgian June 24, 2015 16,187 Views
by Dr Mitchell Kalpakgian | A devoted wife, loving mother, prudent woman, and noble queen, Penelope portrays greatness as much as her heroic husband Odysseus...
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by Dave Armstrong | It's currently fashionable for atheists to deny that a universe without God is caused by “pure chance” or “randomly colliding atoms,” as their earlier forebears might have boldly and proudly described it.
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by John Clark | Back in the day, some of the personal details of celebrities were reported, but never in the minute detail that they now.
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by Dr Mitchell Kalpakgian | As his name implies, Mr. Knightley epitomizes the gentleman, a man whose manners, conduct, and treatment of all human beings reflects honor, courtesy, chivalry, and thoughtfulness.
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by John Clark | Almost two centuries ago in France, a little boy named Louis Martin felt drawn to a religious vocation as he grew up.
Read More »Dr. Mitchell Kalpakgian June 11, 2015 6,394 Views
by Dr Mitchell Kalpakagian | Mr. Rat from the 'Wind in the Willows' is the happiest person, the best of friends, the most hospitable of hosts, and a wise man.
Read More »John Clark June 5, 2015 5,891 Views
by John Clark | As I look back on my columns, I realize that I have been numbering things too much.
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by Dr. Mitchell Kalpakgian | In Dickens’ David Copperfield, an autobiographical novel narrated by David based on many events in Dickens’ own life...
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by Bob Wiesner | Summer’s here, students. Thank goodness, right! Now you can sit back, relax, and recover from a long hard year of schoolwork.
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Everyone has heard of Marine Biologists (look up the career of Eugene Sledge after his time in the Corps!) but few have had the idea that Marines might be effective ...
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by John Clark | History may remember it as one of the strongest papal statements regarding the rights of parents in education...
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by Dr. Mitchell Kalpakgian | Nathaniel Hawthorne’s 'A Wonder Book' portrays this elderly couple as the essence of hospitality in a story entitled “The Miraculous Pitcher.”
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By John and Athanasius Clark After he had taken his last college exam of the year, my son Athan (Athanasius) mentioned to me that he wanted to create a summer ...
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by Dr. Mitchell Kalpakgian | A mother of four daughters raising a family in nineteenth century America in the background of the Civil War, Mrs. March educates her children in manners and morals...
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by Dave Armstrong | My pastor friend argued that context indicated faith before the baptism occurred. I quickly conceded this point, but noted...
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by John Clark | When I was growing up, reading various lists of the “smartest people in the world,” I sometimes found my faith tested. Atheist intelligence...
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