Nov 22, 2023 | Institute of Family Studies, Wednesday Quotes
Trying to make the most of holidays today can be discouraging. But we can still make our Thanksgiving a rich and memorable day; indeed, it can be a day that stands out as truly special. This will require our being intentional and making some hard choices. The reality...
Jun 14, 2023 | Articles, Institute of Family Studies, Wednesday Quotes
Sociologist Christopher Lasch once wrote, “Socialization makes the individual want to do what he has to do; the family is the agency to which society entrusts this complex and delicate task.” Complex and delicate indeed. But then again, it is no more complex than the...
Jun 15, 2022 | Institute of Family Studies, Man of the Household, Wednesday Quotes
There is perhaps no greater intimacy possible between men than when a son looks to a father from whom he has learned to be a father himself. This Father’s Day, in addition to remembering my own father, I am reflecting on the astounding gift, and challenge, of being a...
Jun 30, 2021 | Crisis Magazine, Man of the Household, Ruling our Households, Wednesday Quotes
“…when he made them he precisely determined their portions. He arranged his works in an eternal order, and their dominion for all generations; they neither hunger nor grow weary, and they do not cease from their labors…they will never disobey his word.”...
Feb 3, 2021 | Articles, Front Porch Republic, Good Work, Good Work (Featured Posts), Man of the Household, Natural Steward, Wednesday Quotes
*This is a reposting of the first piece I ever posted online, almost exactly eight years ago, at Front Porch Republic. It has remained one of the most popular I’ve posted. Also, here is short video sharing my joy in splitting wood. Hilaire Belloc once wrote that he...
Oct 24, 2018 | Articles, First Things, Man of the Household, Wednesday Quotes
I am happy to share this article of mine, published in First Things, the November print edition, and HERE online. “Reclaiming the Household” John CuddebackHusband, father, and professor of Philosophy. LifeCraft springs from one conviction: there is an...
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