Here’s a tribute to the bravery, patriotism, sacrifice, and leadership that epitomizes what we as Americans should truly celebrate this Independence Day holiday. On a dreary misty morning in September 1861, during the first year of the Civil War, a group of Union soldiers came to the White House to […]

According to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Sir Francis Bacon (1561–1626) was one of the leading figures in natural philosophy and in the field of scientific methodology during the period of transition from the Renaissance to the early modern era. As a lawyer, member of Parliament, and Queen’s Counsel, Bacon […]

In honor of our father’s unseen tears and fears, his often-disguised love, his care, and his strong arms protection of us from the things that go bump in the night. You were only my dad, but, unrealized, even by you, you have been our pillar of strength throughout our lives. […]

Mother Teresa once said, “I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love.” But love cannot exist, cannot grow, cannot thrive, and cannot endure in a vacuum because the essence of love is when we forget ourselves in […]

I came across a saying this week that caught my eye and stayed with me all week. Its attribution is that it is a Native American saying given during a ritual ceremony celebrating a young man’s initiation into manhood. It goes like this: As you go the way of life, You […]