Can we regain humanity in 2024?
For the new year, Dorothy Dempsey reflects on the moral crises facing the culture and how we might gain fortitude in the fight.
Dorothy Dempsey
A senior citizen who loves to write. Published in The St. Louis American, St. Louis Post Dispatch, Belleville News, St. Louis Catholic Review, and in various books.
St. Louis, MO
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