Sylvester Stallone Could Not Save His Son

In the summer of 2012, Sage Stallone, the 36-year-old son of actor Sylvester Stallone, died suddenly of a heart attack. Shortly after Sage's death, his ...

Writing Your Un-Resume

You know the resume drill—make a list of all your amazing accomplishments, job duties, and honors—to impress your friends, enemies, and potential ...

Documentary Records Insecurities of Young Men

For the documentary "The Mask You Live In," a scene shows a U.S. school teacher giving a group of high school boys a circular piece of paper. ...

Secular Therapist on the Dangers of Porn

Writing in The New York Times, marriage therapist Lori Gottlieb notes one of the many damaging effects of viewing pornography: it doesn't lead to ...

Dad Sees People Need His 'Special Needs' Son

Greg Lucas writes about taking his special-needs son, Jake, to his annual dentist appointment. After a particularly challenging visit, Jake was afraid ...

Cellist Plays During Shelling and Snipers

Steven Galloway's 2008 novel, The Cellist of Sarajevo, tells the following fictional story about the real cellist Vedren Smajlovic. In the novel, ...

Soul Mate in a Box Relationship Trend

Daniel Jones, the editor for The New York Time's "Modern Love" column, has had access to the love lives of tens of thousands of strangers. ...

Porn Viewing Spikes After Super Bowl Loss

Why do people look at pornography? Some statistics after the 2014 Super Bowl indicate that a wound of "vulnerability" often drives the need ...

The Power and Purpose of Fasting

Macrina Wiederkehr writes in “A Tree Full of Angels”:

Fasting makes me vulnerable and reminds me of my frailty. It reminds me to remember that ...

A Woman Who Always Prayed the Same Prayer

Pastor H.B. Charles tells the following story about a woman he knew who showed up at church and prayed the same simple prayer. "O Lord, thank you ...