True Saintliness

When I first began these weekly Inspirations over a decade ago, one of my favorite sources for mining meaningful stories was William J. Bennett’s The Moral Compass (Simon & Schuster). Over the years, as I have read and re-read this collection, I have discovered that with the passage of time certain stories have different […]

The Life Traveler’s Tale

What does it really mean to be a life traveler? That question is one and the same with asking what are we here for? The unfolding answer to this question is revealed as we travel with others along our life’s journey. This week’s Inspiration was authored by Charles Dickens and is titled The Child’s Story, […]

The Most Precious Thing

It happened many decades ago that a young man and woman who were in love decided to marry. Though not poor, they had little money and uncertain futures, but that did not seem to matter. They trusted in their mutual love and that fostered a growing faith that their future […]