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About a third of adults in the Greater Los Angeles Area consider themselves Catholic Christians—the largest of any single religious … Read MoreStoicism and Passion Week

Today is March 17th. Yes, it’s usually associated with St. Patrick’s Day, the feast day of the patron saint of … Read MoreCommemorating Marcus

Though Stoicism is often packaged nowadays as a personal practice meant to help individuals with their personal hangups, we must … Read MoreA Stoic Call to Action: Save our Seniors

[This post is a revision—an expansion and clarification—of a post originally published on Feb. 15, 2020.] The ancients had plenty … Read MoreSome thoughts on love (revised)

Hello fellow Stoics and Stoic-minded folks Today is Christmas Eve (Dec. 24) according to the Gregorian calendar (For many Eastern … Read MoreStoicism and Christmas 2020

Today is Saturnalia—a holiday with no meaningful significance to any extant religious or ethnic group and, thus, ripe to be … Read MoreSaturnalia 2020

This Thursday is Thanksgiving in the United States. As I did last year, I wanted to discuss how the ancient … Read MoreStoic Thanksgiving 2020

It’s Halloween today. And I thought I’d write a brief article on this secular celebration of imagination and fear. What … Read MoreStoicism and Scary Movies

Hello everyone This is just another brief announcement for those registered to the Los Angeles Stoics website blog. The L.A. … Read MoreNew Date and Preliminary Schedule for STOICON-X Los Angeles

Hello everyone This is just a brief announcement for those registered to the Los Angeles Stoics website blog. The L.A. … Read MoreAnnouncing Stoicon-X Los Angeles