When I was probably about eight years old, I asked my father what a gentleman was. He replied that “A gentleman is someone who is gentle, but still manly.” I was sitting with my father, my grandmother and an aunt…
Ah, wily Odysseus. After battling the Trojans for ten years, all he wanted to do was go home to his wife. Too bad he blinded Poseidon’s son to save his men from being eaten by that same son. Because of…
If I were asked to name the most misunderstood virtue, I would not even hesitate. It would, hands down, be the virtue of Temperance. When most people think of temperance they think of giving things up forever. That’s not what…
What do you picture when you think of a king? Perhaps you see Henry VIII eating a feast while his subjects starve. Or perhaps you imagine mad old King George, imposing taxes on his American colonies to fund his lavish…
If you ask someone what prudence is, you are likely to get a quizzical look. “Doesn’t that mean being cautious? Isn’t one of the witches on Charmed named Prudence?” some might say. Well, yes and no (and yes, Pru(dence) is…