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 Monday Night at the Movies 🔸 January 2026 – Conscience & Vocation Jan 5 – Shadowlands (1994) Jan 12 – Three Godfathers (1948) Jan 19 – I Confess (1953) Jan 26 – The Wrong Man (1956) 🌅 Jan 5 — Shadowlands (1994) C. S. Lewis, Joy Davidman, love, suffering, and the mystery of God’s nearness Sources: Plot and thematic details from Roger Ebert’s review, Synopsis & Reviews summary, and Wikipedia’s film overview. 1. Summary Shadowlands tells the true story of C. S. Lewis (Anthony Hopkins), the Oxford don, Christian apologist, and author of The Chronicles of Narnia , and his unexpected, late-in-life love for Joy Davidman (Debra Winger), a Jewish-American poet and intellectual. Lewis begins the film as a brilliant but emotionally insulated bachelor—lecturing on suffering, writing confidently about God’s purposes, and living a predictable life with his brother Warnie. His world changes when Joy, after years of correspondence, visits En...

Introduction: What If We Rewarded the People Who Hold the Country Together? Every nation has to decide what it values. Some reward consumption. Some reward speculation. Some reward short-term gain. But what if America chose to reward the people who actually build the country? What if the path to homeownership — the heart of the American Dream — became easier for those who commit to marriage, raise children, serve their communities, defend the nation, and carry the weight of a lifetime of work into retirement? Imagine a mortgage system built around civilizational priorities , not bank profits: –1% mortgage rate for getting married –1% for each child born or adopted –1% for military service –1% for public service (teachers, nurses, first responders) –1% at retirement This isn’t a gimmick. It’s a demographic, economic, and cultural strategy — one that could reshape the country for the better. Let’s explore the positives, the challenges, and how such a system could help...

  Claire’s Day  Try   “ Arnaki me Patates ” ·           Plan  winter fun: o     Soak in hot  springs o     Hit the  snow  slopes o     Ride a snowmobile o     Go for a dog sled ride o     Ride a  hot air balloon ·           Bucket Item trip:  Go on a Safari ·           Get a balanced life month ·           Throw a  “Perihelion Day”   party   🌺  Around the World in Perfect Weather: Week 2 Rarotonga, Cook Islands — “Baptism Waters of the Pacific” January 4–10, 2026 Jan 4 – Arrival in Rarotonga (Epiphany Sunday) Flight: Bariloche → Buenos Aires → Auckland → Rarotonga (typical $1,450–$1,750 per person) • Mass:  St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Arorangi  – Epiphany Mass a...