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Tue, July 14, 2020 | 22:02

Sales of 'The Plague' rise

Sales of 'The Plague' rise

“Our citizens work hard, but solely with the object of getting rich. Their chief interest is in commerce… Naturally they don't eschew such simpler pleasures as love-making, sea-bathing, going to the pictures. But, very sensibly, they reserve these pastimes for Saturday afternoons and Sundays and employ the rest of the week in making money, as much as possible.”

2020-07-14 16:57

Friendship in Himalayas

Friendship in Himalayas

By Kim Jin-heonThree years ago I climbed up to the Annapurna base camp in the Himalayas with nine others with the help of one guide and five Sherpas for nine days. Every day we walked for five or six hours, talking about the surrounding landscape and villagers.Most of the villagers had large families, having only small amounts of land. It looked to be a struggle for their fam...

2020-07-13 16:58

Our crucial Supreme Court

Our crucial Supreme Court

“Judges are not politicians in robes.”Judge Neil Gorsuch, nominated for our Supreme Court in 2017, used that phrase to emphasize the law's majesty, and by the way to avoid answering hypothetical questions by politicians known as United States Senators.

2020-07-12 18:16

Mountain Vegetables

Mountain Vegetables

When I was a youngster, I spent a lot of time with my grandmother who was an avid gardener. She taught me the names of all of the plants in her expansive flower and vegetable garden. Every spring she let me pick dandelions which she cooked to serve with our main dinner course. She always reminded me to remove and discard the buds and flowers. My grandfather liked his sauteed ...

2020-07-10 17:20

Mental health crisis looms

Mental health crisis looms

The governments keep warning us against the second wave of the coronavirus. Yet, there is another threat on the horizon for billions of people around the world who have been thrust into the whirlwind of chaos: a post-lockdown mental health crisis tsunami looms large on the horizon. The pandemic is ongoing and the extent of the crisis is unclear. For now, the waters have reced...

2020-07-09 17:08

Life with and without smartphones

Life with and without smartphones

By Kim Ae-ranMore than ever, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our apostolate is also making an effort to meet with such a turning point by creating online programs that can be executed via contactless communication methods.As a result, the Pauline planning team with several sectors initiated an online prayer school, an online faith school, and an online book forum called “...

2020-07-08 17:12

Practicality of philosophy

Practicality of philosophy

I truly enjoy philosophy. To exercise and hone my mind to think and develop an idea or perspective in the pursuit of truth is a captivating and intriguing experience. While my school does not offer a course in philosophy, I immerse myself with the thoughts of Plato, Descartes, Locke, Kant, and Nietzsche by reading their works. However, sometimes, I feel as though I was born i...

2020-07-07 17:34

Party inclinations

Party inclinations

People's attitudes change as they grow older. In the U.S., when it came to Democrats and Republicans, it was said that the idealism of Democrats changes the older that one gets, particularly on the issue of taxes, and when in middle age and beyond one often turns Republican. But this old model is no longer applicable, because the two parties have changed on some key issues.

2020-07-06 17:27

Bolton's revenge memoir

Bolton's revenge memoir

John Bolton abruptly departed as national security adviser to President Donald Trump in September 2019, after just under a year-and-a-half in the pivotal, exceptionally demanding position. This was only one incident in a continuing series of departures of officials from this turbulent administration.

2020-07-05 17:10

Great Battle of Korea Strait

Great Battle of Korea Strait

There were two very sad stories involving Korea in the last century: one was of the country's colonization; and the other, the tragic fratricidal Korean War (1950-1953), just less than five years after independence had been gained.

2020-07-03 17:00

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