President Obama, right after the Gabby Gifford shooting said we need to usher in a new era of civil discourse in politics. But not heeding his own advice.
Endings are always the beginnings of something else
A second can feel like forever if what follows is heartbreak.
It has been my experience that rewarding and heartbreaking often go hand in hand.
All reality is a blender where hopes and dreams are mixed with fear and despair.
If you're lost, you might need to swim against the tide.
When you care about other people, it takes the spotlight off your own drama.
Since politics fundamentally should be a moral enterprise, the church in this sense has something to say about politics.
If you belonged to a political party or a social club that was tied to as much bigotry, misogyny, homophobia, violence, and sheer ignorance as religion is, youd resign in protest. To do otherwise is to be an enabler - a mafia wife.
We only really face up to ourselves when we are afraid.
I can cook to please people, but it's quite conventional. I make a good sponge cake. I find it hard to follow recipes.