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Simple, down-to-earth insights from the sages of the ancient world for those who feel lost, and hungry for truth. Discover the peace and excitement of an intentional life.
Every Wednesday, receive short, practical reflections on timeless principles and how they apply today.
Eating Like a Human
“He ate just enough food to make eating a pleasure, and he was so ready for his food that he found appetite the best sauce.” “He resisted without difficulty the common temptation to exceed the limit of satiety; and he advised those who could not do likewise to avoid...
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Keeping Traditional Observances
“...anyone who carelessly rejects the external traditions or treats them with irony is doing something dangerous.” Josef Pieper "Indeed, modern men, who lack such things, lack sustenance, and our fathers who founded all those ritual observances were very wise."...
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Directing Our Conversation
“Socrates’ own conversation was ever of human matters. Investigating what is pious, what is impious; what is beautiful, what is ugly; what is just, what is unjust; what is prudence, what is madness…
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Grandpa’s Stories at Thanksgiving
“So take refreshment, take your ease in hall, and cheer the time with stories. I’ll begin. Not that I think of naming, far less telling, every feat of that rugged man, Odysseus, but here is something that he dared to do…” Helen of Troy, in Homer, The Odyssey VIDEO,...
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The Gift of Hunting
“Shepherds, ...fishers, and hunters have increase of food spontaneously from nature, not from barter or commerce...Domestic animals are for both the use and the food they provide, and most but not all wild animals are for the sake of food and other uses... Therefore,...
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A House: A Permanent Monument
“A magnificent man will also furnish his house suitably to his wealth, for even a house is a sort of public ornament, and will spend by preference on those works that are lasting, for these are the most beautiful.” Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics At root wealth always...
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Are you hungry for heritage, connection, and the wisdom of the ages? Do you enjoy discussing ideas and scouring for the truth, but find yourself becoming discouraged?
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With his unique and friendly tone, John unpacks their insights, applying them to life today. Every week, we can consider together how to live more intentional and peaceful lives.
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