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Angelica Reis
Know Any Josephs? His Name Day Is Coming
St. Joseph’s Day is coming up on March 19.
3/18/2024
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Traditional Culture
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James Sale
We Need to Undertake an Odyssey Toward Wisdom
In the third and final part of the series “Can Athene help you find Wisdom?,” we look at what the goddess’s appearance and gifts can teach us.
3/13/2024
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Traditional Culture
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Angelica Reis
A Proverb of Hope: ‘It’s Always Darkest Before the Dawn’
This proverb, with a concept that is shared across languages and cultures, is particularly applicable to our day.
2/13/2024
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Arts & Tradition
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Michelle Plastrik
Marriage Italian Style: Love’s Double Portrait
The Florentine artist Fra Filippo Lippi explored marriage traditions in Renaissance Italy’s first composed double portrait.
2/11/2024
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Performing Arts
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Tiffany Brannan
Dancing Swans: ‘The Dying Swan’ Versus ‘Swan Lake’
Two works of ballet feature the swan as a character, but vary in amount of difficulty and choice of music.
1/27/2024
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Traditional Culture
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Angelica Reis
Know Any Josephs? His Name Day Is Coming
St. Joseph’s Day is coming up on March 19.
3/18/2024
Traditional Culture
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Angelica Reis
Why Shamrocks Are the Symbol of St. Patrick’s Day
The plant was adopted as a symbol of Ireland in the 18th century.
3/15/2024
Traditional Culture
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James Sale
We Need to Undertake an Odyssey Toward Wisdom
In the third and final part of the series “Can Athene help you find Wisdom?,” we look at what the goddess’s appearance and gifts can teach us.
3/13/2024
Traditional Culture
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Ariane Triebswetter
St. John’s Cathedral: Dutch Gothic in the Netherlands
In this installment of ‘Larger Than Life: Architecture Through the Ages,’ we visit a Dutch church in the Brabantine Gothic style.
3/5/2024
Traditional Culture
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Kate Vidimos
Benjamin Franklin’s Short Story, ‘Alice Addertongue’
A hilarious sendup on how vicious gossip can ruin relationships.
3/4/2024
Traditional Culture
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Angelica Reis
A Proverb of Balance: ‘The Grass Is Always Greener’
While green grass is always attractive, somehow it’s other people’s that has the most draw.
2/29/2024
Traditional Culture
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Marlena Figge
Shakespeare’s Sonnet 60: Inspiration From the Sea
The Bard shows the toll that time takes on all the seasons of life.
2/26/2024
Traditional Culture
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Angelica Reis
Is It True? Thoughts on the Proverb ‘The Road to Hell Is Paved With Good Intentions’
It is consequences, not intentions alone, that make or break ourselves and our societies.
2/18/2024
American Thought Leaders
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Jan Jekielek
An Exclusive, Inside Look at Shen Yun Performing Arts | Special Episode
2/15/2024
Traditional Culture
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Angelica Reis
A Proverb of Hope: ‘It’s Always Darkest Before the Dawn’
This proverb, with a concept that is shared across languages and cultures, is particularly applicable to our day.
2/13/2024