When countries develop economically, people live longer lives. Development experts have long believed this is because having more money expands lifespan, but a massive new study suggests that education may play a bigger role. The finding has huge implications for public health spending. Continue reading “More education is what makes people live longer, not more money”
Parental conflict can do lasting damage to kids
It stands to reason that parents who physically or emotionally abuse their children do them lasting damage, among other things by undermining their ability to trust others and accurately read their emotions. Continue reading “Parental conflict can do lasting damage to kids”
Known risk factors largely explain links between loneliness and first time heart disease/stroke
Conventional risk factors largely explain the links observed between loneliness/social isolation and first time heart disease/stroke, finds the largest study of its kind published online in the journal Heart. Continue reading “Known risk factors largely explain links between loneliness and first time heart disease/stroke”
Modern Loneliness and Staying Put
Fr. Stephen Freeman
In monastic tradition, a monk makes four vows: poverty, chastity, obedience and stability. Most people are familiar with the first three but not with the fourth. In classical monastic practice it meant that a monk stayed put: he did not move from monastery to monastery. It was not a new idea. Before this vow was formalized in various Rules, there was already the saying from the Desert: “Stay in your cell and your cell will teach you everything.” Continue reading “Modern Loneliness and Staying Put”
Screen-addicted teens are unhappy, study finds
Happiness is not a warm phone, according to a new study exploring the link between adolescent life satisfaction and screen time. Continue reading “Screen-addicted teens are unhappy, study finds”
Orthodoxy’s Worship: The Sanctification of the Entire World
By Protopresbyter George Metallinos
The objective of ecclesiastical worship is the sanctification of the entire world. Man’s life is sanctified, but so is the environment that surrounds him. Within the boundaries of worship, Man is projected in Christ as the master and the king of Creation, who is called upon to refer himself, along with Creation, to the Creator – the source of their existence and sanctification.
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