The problem of Hope. Hope.  A problem?  Absolutely! A little hope is effective. A lot of hope is dangerous. You have to realize where this quote is from to understand it.  Please - read on ...

The problem of ignoring laws More and more, it seems that we live in a world where we pick and choose the laws we want to follow. Even the President does it. Not surprisingly, his Department of Justice does the same. Even the Supreme Court makes up laws when they ...

In Fiery Speeches, Francis Excoriates Global Capitalism

I think Pope Francis has been, for the most part, like a breath of fresh air. But I think he missed the point on this one.

From an article in the New York Times (sorry, the article is no longer available), we ...

What if God was a cell phone?  It'd be a different world.

I was in a large parking lot this afternoon.  Totally packed.  Someone stopped right in the one of the main routes to the exit of the lot.  But it was OK.  She was on her cell ...

Is the gay marriage decision a wake-up call?
You better believe it.
The proponents are awake and know full well what they accomplished.

If you're a devout true believer of any of the religions of Abraham - Judaism, Christianity or Islam (in order of  historical appearance) - then ...

People used to talk about who they would vote for.
More and more, we seem to hear about who they would not vote for.

But I have to ask, what exactly is accomplished by not voting for someone?

Let's say we have two candidates - A and Z.
Candidate A ...

You know the saying - you always find things in the last place you look.

Kind of an odd saying, isn't it?  After all - if you've found "it" - whatever "it" is -
why would you keep looking?

And then there's the song - Looking for love in ...

Sadness - that's a bad thing right?
Joy - that's the way to go, right?

Joy all the time!
Sadness never!

Are you sure?

Spoiler alert here - if you haven't seen the Pixar movie Inside Out, and don't want to know anything about what happens in it - stop ...

I would have thought this would be an easy question.  Who are God's children?

Apparently not so easy.  At least not for some -

Baptist Pastors Won’t Hear Ben Carson after Young Pastors Object

That the answer to this question isn't "all of us" raises a couple interesting ...

Diplomacy or weapons.  I get so tired of hearing these choices - like they are all we have.

Conservatives say - the number one job of the government is to protect it's people by killing the enemy.
Liberals say - negotiate - war doesn't solve anything.
(yes - these are ...