Even Will Rogers might be hard-pressed to come up with an appropriately harsh jibe about the current state of the Democrats. "I am not a member of any organized political party," the 20th century humorist famously said. "I am a Democrat." Now, the problem isn't a lack of organization per ...

Maybe you’re getting a little stressed out. Let’s say it’s increasingly difficult to ignore the political news these days ­— the stuff about the looming government shutdown, the tariffs, the Tesla sitting on the White House front lawn, the green-card-carrying legal resident of the U.S. ...

I was recently watching the Holy Father’s trip to Indonesia. He commented, “all religions are a path to God.” Many were upset by this comment because of the plurality and inclusive nature of the remark. If we only see our religion and its structure, rules and regulations, and not the ...

Kindness never goes out of style. Kindness towards one another in a family is generally expected but often not seen in our everyday working lives. However, I had a wonderful moment the other day, and it was not only refreshing but a spiritual blessing. Picture this: the day before the ...

The other night I was at a formal dinner and had been asked to say the grace before meals, which I did. After doing this, I could feel a chill in the room and it was not a draft, it was fellow citizens who did not like grace being said. I began to wonder, how we respect a co-worker, relative, ...

For hours they held each other in their bed. The alarm rang at 3:45 a.m. Soon, they would be on route to the nearby regional airport for a 6:45 a.m. flight. At the Transportation Security Administration entrance, she turned and mouthed “I love you” as she headed to the flight taking her to ...