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What Thomas Merton Learned at Fourth and Walnut   On March 18, 1958, Thomas Merton was standing at the intersection of Fourth and Walnut in downtown

A collection of reflections and resources on loneliness, social isolation, solitude, friendship, belonging, and human connection in later life.   Loneliness in later life can arrive

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There are mornings when the lower back wakes us before the first cup of coffee has a chance to help.   Most of us treat these

What artificial intelligence can do—and what it can never decide for us   Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, once described his company’s ambition as creating

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