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Veterans Remind Us Who We Are

Dr. Tod Worner

November 11, 2026

We thank all veterans—for giving their freedom to protect ours, for living with honor to preserve ours, for enduring the darkness so we may live in the light.

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Our Modern Goetheian Deal with the Devil

Casey Chalk

November 11, 2026

As the worldview underlying Goethe’s “Faust” shows, modern man has traded his soul for prizes far less fabulous than one might expect.

Young person in despair

Dear Younger Self, You’ll Get By

Hector Aponte

November 11, 2026

“You’ll Get By” is not only my favorite song on the EP, but listening to it reminds me of that first semester of college when I thought everything I had…

A Liturgy of a Nation’s Soul: Jefferson, Ratzinger, and the Limits of Institutionalism

Peter Grajzl

November 10, 2026

An interpretation of Ratzinger’s theology on life, liberty, and happiness offers a compelling illumination of the American promise.

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