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The Rush and Pressure of Modern Life
There is a pervasive form of contemporary violence. The rush and pressures of modern life are a form of its innate violence. To allow oneself to be carried ...
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When New Technology Makes Us Its Servant
In the early 1890s, French painter Auguste Renoir overheard two of his colleagues, Edgar Degas and Jean-Louis Forain, talking about the technological ...
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'Slow City' Gets Way Too Hectic
When McDonald's began to open in Italian cities, the Slow Food movement started promoting traditional Italian meals that lasted for hours. Slow Food ...
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The Runaway Bus Driver Who Made History
On Friday March 28, 1947, at 6:55 A.M., Bronx bus driver William Cimillo got into his bus to start his daily route. But then something happened. He decided ...
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Mary and Joseph on Holmes Rahe Stress Scale
The Holmes Rahe scale assigns points to various life stressors. These points are called LCUs or a life change units. Dr. Holmes and Dr. Rahe concluded ...
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Doctors Diagnose 'Hurry Sickness'
Half a century ago, an upholsterer from San Francisco made a curious discovery. He was called to a cardiologist's office to reupholster some chairs ...
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Astronaut Goes On Strike In Outer Space
In 1974 Colonel William Pogue became the first American to go on strike—in space. The astronaut was part of the last, and longest, manned mission ...
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We Pretend To Be Busier Than We Are
An article on Quartz begins, "In an era of limitless technology and information, life can feel at once empowering and overwhelming—especially ...
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World's Quietest Spot Will Drive You Nuts
Everybody seems to be looking for a little peace and quiet these days. But even such a reasonable idea can go too far. The quietest place on earth, an ...
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Work: It's a Jungle Out There
An editorial in The New York Times argues that many of our parishioners labor in a "toxic work environment." Here's a lengthy quote from ...
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