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  • Fortitude: What It Is and Why You Need It

    Fortitude: What It Is and Why You Need It

    Fortitude is the cool virtue. Fortitude sells. It is fortitude, also known as courage, strength, bravery, grit, etc., that is the virtue at the heart of virtually all action movies, adventure novels, and RPG video games. Fortitude propels John McClane to the top of Nakatomi Plaza to battle terrorists in Die Hard. Fortitude drives Sam…

  • Homebrew Review: Flavor of Findlay Cream Ale

    Homebrew Review: Flavor of Findlay Cream Ale

    Findlay, the Flag City, is where I live. It is a pleasant town. The people are friendly and down to earth. Plus, it is an extremely affordable place to live with the cost of living being 10% lower than the national average and the cost of housing a whopping 30% below the national average. While…

  • 10 Good & Bad Aspects of Pandemic Mass for Families

    10 Good & Bad Aspects of Pandemic Mass for Families

    My family and I started going back to Mass in person. This was not an easy decision, but it is a real blessing after months of video Mass to be back to participating in person. That said, thing have changed. At our parish, some of the changes include encouraging attendees to wear face masks, closing…