Tag: Character

A Sanctuary and a Battlefield

I realize to some my title might sound outrageous but a womanโ€™s womb has always enjoyed a special place in my heart. My early moment on earth took place inside my motherโ€™s womb. Later, my wife presented me with our three children that emerged from...

Real Men Have Chests

Ireland has experienced many chances since I first visited in 1991. Its entry into the European Union in 1973 unleashed a high tech prosperity that has given the country its 41st shade of green. It has not been without cost. Over the years, Irish...

Real Men Have Character

In his perceptive booklet, The Abolition of Man, the late Christian philosopher,ย C. S. Lewis, lamented that โ€œwe make men without chests and expect of them virtue and enterprise. We laugh at honor and are shocked to find traitors in our midst.โ€ As...