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From Book to Book

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Katie

It is always bittersweet to come to a novel’s end.  I just finished “Quo Vadis” (special thanks to my friend, Christina, for introducing me to the book) and highly recommend it.  Sienkiewicz does an amazing job taking the reader into … Continue reading →

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New Monasteries in the New Darkness

Posted on February 18, 2010 by Katie

It seems to me that we who live in the West are entering into a new Dark Ages, one in which the rule of law becomes increasingly arbitrary and the great works of human culture and intellect are lost or … Continue reading →

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Rotterdam, the Capitol of Eurasia?

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Katie

I read yesterday this interesting description of Muslim culture in Holland, most notably in Rotterdam. Holland’s uber-permissive society has, ironically, given a welcome home to the rapid growth of a very strict religious culture marked by shari’a, the cloaking of … Continue reading →

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Modesty in the Chastity Movement

Posted on May 20, 2009 by Katie

Yesterday evening, Devin and I enjoyed a date to a benefit dinner for a good cause.  We saw friends and enjoyed uplifting testimony about the ministry for whom the benefit was fund-raising.  We were interested in the featured speaker, who … Continue reading →

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Assumptions About Pre-Industrial Life

Posted on May 2, 2009 by Katie

If you have been following the comment thread on my recent “Girls’ World” post, you are aware that one person has suggested an alternative reading of history, namely that our lives now are better and happier and healthier than were … Continue reading →

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