Lest We Forget

Lest We Forget

“We should guard their graves with sacred vigilance. … Let no neglect, no ravages of time, testify to the present or to the coming generations that we have forgotten as a people the cost of a free and undivided republic.” ~ Maj. Gen. John A. Logan It was an...
Seeing the Forest for the Trees

Seeing the Forest for the Trees

“The death of the forest is the end of our life.” ~ Sister Dorothy Stang Today is national Arbor Day. So take a deep breath. Hold it, and take a moment to think about where that life-giving oxygen came from. Then as you exhale carbon dioxide, give thanks for the...
The Gospel of Love & Grace vs The Gospel of Hate & Fear

The Gospel of Love & Grace vs The Gospel of Hate & Fear

“I have decided to stick with love…hate is too great a burden to bear.” ~Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. It is rare that posts on this blog appear but a couple of days apart. However, a coincidence of two very different events that took place this week on...
Civil Obedience and the Bill of Obligations

Civil Obedience and the Bill of Obligations

“Nobody is born in this country with genes that somehow understand and internalize what a democracy is, why it’s valuable, what’s expected of them as a citizen; we’ve gotta teach them. But we’re not teaching it. We are failing to pass on the culture, the political...
Looking back is a way of looking forward

Looking back is a way of looking forward

“Looking back is a way of looking forward.” ~ Scott Wing – Paleontologist, and Curator of Fossil Plants at the National Museum of Natural History of the Smithsonian Institution The month of January gets its name from Janus, the two-faced god of the ancient Roman...