When a Hoax Teaches the Oldest Lesson: Courage First

When a hoax teaches the oldest lesson: Courage first

On Thursday, August 21, at 4:30 p.m., my wife, my youngest daughter, and I stood in the soft light of an overcast day at Villanova University’s welcome Mass. She had earned the right to call herself a freshman. The class of 2029 also carries a distinction: the first freshman class to attend the alma mater of a pope.Pride did not fully prepare us for what came next.Everything is an education. Courage, the first of the virtues, does not mean reckl…

When a hoax teaches the oldest lesson: Courage first - Conservative Angle

On Thursday, August 21, at 4:30 p.m., my wife, my youngest daughter, and I stood in the soft light of an overcast day at Villanova University’s welcome Mass. She had earned the right to call herself a freshman. The class of 2029 also carries a distinction: the first freshman class to attend the alma mater of a pope. Pride did not fully prepare us for what came next. Everything is an education. Courage, the first of the virtues, does not mean rec…