Every Man…Must Be Trusted to Himself   June 14, 1959

Concerning men and physical and spiritual discipline, we cite some sentences form John Locke: “Consent to nothing but what may be suitable to the dignity and excellency of a rational...

Concerning Inner Resources…   January 11, 1959

Because so much is done for so many of us, both by men and machines, because we have become accustomed to so much service, the use of hands and feet, and even of minds, has, in many instances, been...

But Marriage Is Another Matter…   May 31, 1959

At Summer's End…   September 20, 1959

The passing of any season is somewhat sobering, or any day, or any period of the past. When a season begins, when a day begins, we think what we will do with it−what we haven’t done−what we...

As Parents and Children Come to Common Ground   November 29, 1959

Its is odd and interesting how each generation listens impatiently to the lessons of the past, and feels that they are old fashioned. Youth is so sure the rules have changed. Age is sure they...

A Where One Door Shuts, Another Ope   December 27, 1959

There is a maximum quoted Don Quixote which says: “Where one door shuts, another opens, …” We come to an end, and find a beginning. Often we worry about arriving at an end, with too...

A Short Walk… That Never Ends   December 6, 1959

“Life is a short walk along a narrow thread . . . beginning and ending in a mysterious unknown. Hope keeps us balanced as we walk the narrow line. Life is short as we see it, but in reality ....