Why the Greeks Matter to Me

The Greek concept of Amnesty is very heartwarming.I believe that every man wants to believe that his past crimes are forgiven, that he can face the next day without being dragged down by the mistakes, the wrongdoings, and the sins of his past.Thank you, Lord, for...

Why the Greeks Matter

Allen Bloom succinctly makes the case for why Classical Studies are so important.The Greeks were the first people to divorce the notion that ethnicity implied superiority. Well, perhaps not the Greek people as a whole, but the Greek thinkers whose works have been...

Hospitals and Baudelaire's "Anywhere Out of the World"

Originally, hospitals were way stations, stops along the way where pilgrims would stay in order to refresh themselves and prepare for the next part of their journey.They were given a place to pause and rest in order to restore their strength for a purpose, to honor...