ILLITERACY IN THE UNITED STATES IS STILL A MAJOR PROBLEM.

I am so grateful to my family, particularly my mother for instilling a love of reading.  I’m in my early 30’s and I cannot imagine a time when I am not reading.  But this particular article is very concerning.  Not only has literacy not improved in this nation.  It has gotten increasingly worse.  Worldwide the situation is […]

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I graduated from a Jesuit university.  For those unfamiliar with the Jesuits, this was a group that was created by St. Ignatius Loyola, a catholic priest around the 16th century.  The full name is The Society of Jesus.  During my years at university, I was exposed to the traditions of western thought.  Here’s a mini […]

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