Sophisticated Lady

'There's No Time Like the Holidays for Work!'

How man can reconcile himself to work if his soul desperately needs rest; commercialism and the counterrevolution

Dec 14 • Ava Helms

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November 2025

The School of Virtue

What makes teaching a holistic profession? A brief examination

Nov 23 • Ava Helms

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Modern American Poetry: A New Standard

Why Simon and Garfunkel are eligible for membership in the literary canon

Nov 1 • Ava Helms

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October 2025

Elizabeth Bennet and Boundaries

Elizabeth Bennet's most important discovery in Pride and Prejudice

Oct 19 • Ava Helms

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"Lest We Forget"

Why we must cherish our small towns and the vestiges of tradition left us

Oct 1 • Ava Helms

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September 2025

De Profundis Oro Te

An Addendum to "A Corner for Creativity" and "The Consolation of Philosophy 2.0"

Sep 21 • Ava Helms

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A Toast to the Hosts!

Hosting 101: A Small Tribute

Sep 13 • Ava Helms

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Art and Artifice

How art manifests itself in the world of fiction

Sep 4 • Ava Helms

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August 2025

"Teach Your [Elders] Well": The Revitalizing Power of Associating with Children

What I've learned from my young mentors

Aug 25 • Ava Helms

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Christian Personalism 101: What It Means to Love Well

Tolstoy and Pope St. John Paul II on the joys and trials of loving another person

Aug 15 • Ava Helms

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What’s All This About the Sewers?

Paid by the word? Most definitely- you can tell.

Aug 8 • Ava Helms

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July 2025

Harmony in Division: War as an Artistic Stimulus

How to find solace in the throes of war

Jul 31 • Ava Helms

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