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June 08, 2015

Limited Time Free eBook Offer: ‘The Cure for Consumerism’

The latest monograph from Acton, The Cure for Consumerism by Rev. Gregory Jensen,will be available for free starting this Wednesday, June 10, and ending Friday, the 12th, at midnight. Continue Reading...

March 10, 2015

Interview: High School ‘Acton Club’

Culture has either an overly optimistic view of youth culture, or an overly dour and depressing one. However, neither view is entirely true, nor are such disparate opinions very helpful. The unavoidable truth is this: younger generations will have to bear increasingly more difficult levels of financial, and societal responsibility in the coming years. Continue Reading...

December 24, 2014

The Blue-Cold Child

From Flannery O’Connor’s The Violent Bear It Away: God told the world he was going to send it a king and the world waited. The world thought, a golden fleece will do for His bed. Continue Reading...

December 08, 2014

2014: A Devastating Year for Children

As many as 15 million children are caught up in violent conflicts around the globe, reports UNICEF. Globally, an estimated 230 million children currently live in countries and areas affected by armed conflicts. Continue Reading...

December 05, 2014

Defusing Islamic State’s Dirty Bomb: Dispelling the Myths About Radiological Dispersion Bombs

This past summer, Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) reportedly stole uranium compounds from Mosul University in Iraq. Writing to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on July 8, Iraqi UN Ambassador Mohamed Ali Alhakim said that 88 pounds of uranium used for scientific research at Mosul University had been looted. Continue Reading...

December 05, 2014

Acton Book Shop 12 Days of Christmas Sale

It’s not the 12 Days of Christmas yet, but we have a sale in our Book Shop that will get you ready to celebrate. Every day a new item will go on sale through December 15 and the discounted price will last until January 5. Continue Reading...

November 26, 2014

The Thanksgiving Proclamation of George Washington

In October 3, 1789 in New York City, President George Washington proclaimed Thursday the 26th of November 1789 a day of “public thanksgiving and prayer” devoted to “the service of that great and glorious Being who is the beneficent Author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be.” Continue Reading...

November 11, 2014