I don't know if the health crisis of our day was released accidentally or deliberately from a lab in China or from a meat market. I don't know if a so called deep-state or some oligarchy is plotting for a New World Order, a one world government, putting this crisis to good use against traditionalist … Continue reading I Don’t Know If…

1. Must I have real-time interaction with my students? Bells and whistles are fun to ring and blow--but are they necessary? For my Philosophy and Humanities classes, the answer is no. Given my writing, audio, video, and screencast content, along with a computer program and textbook, my students have all they need. Additionally, they can … Continue reading Questions worth asking, for simplifying quality online instruction

Here are three unlikely nightmare scenarios (pandemic, Socialism, and anarchy), to scare yourself into doing what you should already have been doing. 1. Imagine having to endure three months of self-quarantine, to avoid getting sick. You'd have to plan on family, who haven't prepared, joining you.      * People begin to horde, even if from unwarranted … Continue reading Prepping as a Self-Improvement Strategy

"Facts Matter, Science Matters, Earth Matters" One sometimes finds slogans like this on car bumpers. The statement's intended meaning must be beyond the surface. Perhaps leaving off the list "Black Lives Matter" is telling? No; that's an especially uncharitable and gratuitous interpretation. What then? Maybe the sloganeer imagines a foolish and deplorable group of people … Continue reading Scientism

Use this brief window of freedom we're now enjoying for prepping. I don't necessarily mean setting a shipping-container as a cabin, on a remote plot of land, or equipping a tall Dodge RAM as your new mobile home (as exciting as these options might be). How about your communications abilities? Look into it yourself. Make … Continue reading Prepare–While You Still Can

Do you fear an abusive X? Are you a whistle-blower communicating with a newspaper? Are you an activist organizing against Communist China in the Hong Kong protests? Are you gay in Iran or Saudi Arabia? Do you simply wish not to have your personal information sold to the highest bidder, or dislike being spied on … Continue reading Safe Online Practices for the Vulnerable

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Devout Jews and Christians, through the Centuries, have prayed the Psalms. In our troubling times, you'll likely find them helpful; William James, great American Philosopher and Psychologist, credited them with saving his sanity--literally. I simply copied the Psalm chapter numbers to be read for each of the daily Divine Office readings of the Benedictine Monastic … Continue reading Pray Through the Psalms, Weekly or Monthly

This admonition does not apply to a good portion of honorable Millenials, while it does apply to a good portion of dishonorable Baby-boomers. We all need correction periodically; I'm not always OK and you're not always OK. Perhaps a few of these words might usefully prick your conscience, leading to change, forgiveness, and restoration. Characteristics … Continue reading A Brief Examination of Conscience, Especially For Millennials

As a teenager, my parents set my curfew at midnight. Sometimes I went over, got punished, apologized, reformed (repeat). I didn't always like it, but I understood I needed to abide by the rules of their home. They were looking after me. As an employee, I'm told regularly to check my email, to lock my … Continue reading Fr. Scott Nolan of St. Stephen’s Parish