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Image of Carlo Acutis during his canonisation in St Peter’s Square at the Vatican, on 7 September 2025, in Rome, Italy. Pope Leo XIV canonises Carlo Acutis — known as “God’s influencer” and who becomes the first “millennial” saint — and Pier Giorgio Frassati who died at the age of 24 after a youth dedicated to the poorest. (Photo By Stefano Spaziani / Europa Press via Getty Images)

The Saint of Screenagers

Emma Clare Barrasso, Founder & Editor-In-Chief September 26, 2025

“All people are born as originals, but many die as photocopies.” - Saint Carlo Acutis “His witness shows today’s young people that true happiness is found by putting God first and serving him...

The Different Types of Clam Chowder

The Different Types of Clam Chowder

Skyla K. Rhodes, Journalist September 25, 2025

What do you think of when you think of the dish “clam chowder?” Do you think of the classic staple, New England Clam Chowder, with its creamy and rich flavor? Or do you think of the Manhattan Clam...

How to Pull Yourself Together as the World Falls Apart

Daniela Nobles, Journalist September 24, 2025

As a teen, the world is confusing enough on its own. Between mental health, social pressure, relationships with peers, workload balance, family dynamics shifting, hobbies, passions, sports, and most prominently,...

The Best Time Management Softwares of 2025

The Best Time Management Softwares of 2025

Skyla K. Rhodes, Journalist September 24, 2025

All software tested by the journalist, Skyla, and the rest of the LSS Lion’s Den Team. She is not by any means affiliated or endorsed by any of these companies, just a happy user!  It can be exceptionally...

The Best Writing Apps of 2025

The Best Writing Apps of 2025

Skyla K. Rhodes, Journalist September 24, 2025

All software tested by the journalist, Skyla K. Rhodes, and the rest of the LSS Lion’s Den Team. She is not by any means affiliated or endorsed by any of these companies, just a happy user!  Do you...

Letter From the Editor: May 2025

Letter From the Editor: May 2025

Emma Clare Barrasso, Founder & Editor-In-Chief May 28, 2025

With 46 original pieces published this year, The Lion’s Den certainly made a splash in the social community for our first year as a website. I am extremely proud of all of our writers and editors and...

Breaking Linguistic Ice: A Writer's Journey Through the Frozen Dictionaries of Language

Breaking Linguistic Ice: A Writer’s Journey Through the Frozen Dictionaries of Language

Guido Pedretti, Managing Editor of Entertainment May 8, 2025

It was roughly two years ago when I heard about the blue moon. I was having dinner at a restaurant with some friends while our parents were having their own dinner two tables away. We ate and talked as...

A Book from Across the Ages, Letters and Beasts Coiling Over the Pages

A Book from Across the Ages, Letters and Beasts Coiling Over the Pages

Guido Pedretti, Managing Editor of Entertainment April 21, 2025

The sky is bright blue with the sun shining warm in the middle. This may seem an irrelevant detail, if it weren’t that the part of the world where I was is known for its highly variable climate, jumping...

The Jefferson Memorial is framed by the cherry blossom branches on the opposite side of the Tidal Basin.

The Unique History of Washington D.C.’s Cherry Blossoms

Sophia Elina McIntosh, Managing Editor of Human Interest April 14, 2025

Winter is coming to an end, and the signs of spring are popping up in every corner. While most trees stay resting in their dormant state, the cherry blossom trees are pioneers of their kind, one of the...

Theater and Leadership: My Personal Journey

Theater and Leadership: My Personal Journey

Katherine Witt, Journalist April 14, 2025

The thing about theater is that most of the time, it’s a group effort. It isn’t led by one person or made possible by just one singular effort. It’s the collection of people and wills that makes...

Don't You Feel Remorse?: On Online Animosity

Don’t You Feel Remorse?: On Online Animosity

Emma Clare Barrasso, Founder & Editor-In-Chief March 31, 2025

You scroll through an endless tunnel of stimulation, getting high off dopamine hits and mindlessly consuming content. Your thumb caresses a slab of glass over and over again, perhaps hitting cracks you’ve...

Wanderlust: More Travel Tips For Creative Students

Wanderlust: More Travel Tips For Creative Students

Isabella Marler, Journalist & Creative Writer March 31, 2025

Dear Reader, Do you long to go farther than your home country? To board a plane and fly for hours over the seas that keep us from the rest of the earth? Do you dream of setting foot in another world,...

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