Tag: John Horvat
When People Greeted Each Other With Courtesy & Purpose ~ The Imaginative Conservative
By John Horvat A greeting is an act of humility and a gesture of justice, in which we give respect and honor due to others for who they are. Indeed, greetings constitute the fragrant perfume of a Christian civilization in which these things are… Continue Reading “When People Greeted Each Other With Courtesy & Purpose ~ The Imaginative Conservative”
Want to Stop Mass Shootings? Bring Back the Father! ~ The Imaginative Conservative
By John Horvat In almost every single shooter case, a true Christian father is missing. By his example and counsel, the Christian father directs the boy to channel his energies and emotions into manly pursuits and virtuous action. Indeed, the devoted father provides society… Continue Reading “Want to Stop Mass Shootings? Bring Back the Father! ~ The Imaginative Conservative”
Time to Return to Medieval Courtesy Books ~ The Imaginative Conservative
By John Horvat Manners are not artificial rules for controlling people’s lives. They are the commonsense guidelines developed over time by Christian peoples to facilitate the practice of virtue. Courtesy books made this process easier since they helped create good habits early in children’s… Continue Reading “Time to Return to Medieval Courtesy Books ~ The Imaginative Conservative”
Wanted: Americans With Grit ~ The Imaginative Conservative
By John Harvat The solution America needs involves creating deep and enduring bonds through which outstanding individuals, with grit and God’s good help, get things done… — Read on theimaginativeconservative.org/2021/09/wanted-americans-grit-john-horvat.html
Time to Return to Medieval Courtesy Books ~ The Imaginative Conservative
By John Horvat Manners are not artificial rules for controlling people’s lives. They are the commonsense guidelines developed over time by Christian peoples to facilitate the practice of virtue. Courtesy books made this process easier since they helped create good habits early in children’s… Continue Reading “Time to Return to Medieval Courtesy Books ~ The Imaginative Conservative”
Do Virtue and High Culture Clash? ~ The Imaginative Conservative
By John Horvat The rigorous practice of virtue is often presented as austere and unattractive. Virtuous people do not seem to enjoy life and suppress the desires that make most people happy, appearing as unpolished individuals who abstain from beautiful and delightful things as… Continue Reading “Do Virtue and High Culture Clash? ~ The Imaginative Conservative”
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