It is indeed ironic that on the days immediately following the public holiday of Thanksgiving which emphasises the virtue of contentment, we are encouraged to indulge in the vice of covetousness. "Black Friday" and "Cyber Monday" are approaching fast on Friday 23, and Monday 26, November 2018, and ...
The world offers up an enticing smorgasbord of pastimes – all claiming to offer you an endorphin rush not to be missed. It seems our relentless search to be high is because we feel so consistently low. It is ironic that America is ravaged by misery though widely recognised as a land of plenty.
The title of Joe Battaglia's new book, "Unfriended: Finding True Community in a Disconnected Culture," uses a word which until this modern age of Facebook, did not exist – the verb "to unfriend." If it is possible to end a friendship at the mere click of a button, then by this same logic, a ...
Halloween has made its way into mainstream culture to such an extent that it now ranks second only to Christmas in terms of total retail expenditure.
In an address this month at St. Peter's Square, Pope Francis made one of his most resounding affirmations of life so far in his papacy. He stated, "It is worthwhile to welcome every life because every man is worth the blood of Christ himself... You cannot despise what God has so loved!" Indeed, the ...
Whereas the primary purpose of social etiquette is to avoid causing offense, the purpose of spiritual etiquette is to promote unity and to eliminate erroneous distinctions such as class, status, race, nationality and gender. God sets the best standard of all—"man looks on the outward appearance, ...
Instagram has once again come under the spotlight with the shockwaves caused by Anna Faris' recent deletion of a photo which invited merciless criticism from fans. This news comes after last month, the Plus Size model, Tess Holliday, defended her right to be the size she is in the wake of ...
This week witnessed the sentencing of an American icon, Bill Cosby, to a prison term of three to 10 years for drugging and sexually assaulting women. What was most glaringly absent from the trial was his remorse—even when given an opportunity to make a statement to the court prior to sentencing.
Fashion and lifestyle blogger, Scarlett Dixon, has recently come under fire—along with so many others posting "picture perfect" lifestyles on Instagram. In an age of celebrity where the spotlight tends to be on women who are famous and glamorous, and who tend to be promoted by the media as "the ...
Why would someone who seemed to have it all, and whose future seemed so bright, be prepared to relinquish it all with such tragic finality? No matter the magnitude or frequency of our achievements; no matter how many testimonies we have shared or witnessed, we remain at our core, fragile.