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Seneca and Gratitude

Stoicism and Christianity Meet in Beneficent Intent

Steven Gambardella
Dec 18, 2024
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George Dunlop Leslie, Alice in Wonderland, c. 1879 (Source: Wikimedia Commons. Public Domain)

The Winter Solstice is coming, a time of spiritual significance for many people, and, of course, the days of Yuletide are capped off by the second most important (and most celebrated) date in the Western Christian calendar—Christmas. It’s a time when people’s fe…

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