Science confirms something the saints have always known: Reading books (not the internet) will...

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It is fully accepted that junk food tastes good but isn’t good. Its bodily effects may teeter into immorality when we consider how it harms our health, and how preserving our health for the sake of others is no small matter. Fat fathers (and I’m not lightweight here) deal with that nagging realization that if they were to face death due to being overweight it would not be light on their conscience – especially if they could have just cut out the junk and live longer.

What if our habits of reading (or not) and scrolling (or not) were weighed similarly? There’s good reason that they should.

The Brain is Muscle

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Science Confirms Saintly Wisdom: Reading Books [not the internet] Helps us to Pray