05/25/25 – Memorial Day

Current Events Book of the Week Penguin Books Great Ideas How to Be a Stoic These words of consolation and inspiration from the three great Stoic philosophers – Epictetus, Seneca and Marcus Aurelius – offer ancient wisdom on how to face life’s adversities and live well in the world. Movie of the Week A Mission […]

05/04/25 – Cinco de Mayo Este Lunes

Current Events Cinco de Mayo Este Lunes Cinco de Mayo  (Spanish for “Fifth of May”). The date commemorates the Mexican Army’s unlikely victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. In the United States, Cinco de Mayo is sometimes mistaken to be Mexico’s Independence Day, which is celebrated on September […]