Based on the very noisy and largely unpleasant presidential campaigns to which Americans have been subjected for most of the past decade, it would seem that the word “virtue” has disappeared from our ...

My dear friends, if you want to know how America has gotten so far off the track, where our beloved country has lost its way, why there is so much moral decadence, so many utterly corrupt, ...

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A poem fell out of the back of my desk calendar along with some sweet memories. “Somebody’s Mother” is a tender poem from long ago about a young boy helping an old woman cross the street. As a girl, ...

The word 'sanctimonious' exposes the gap between claimed virtue and actual behaviour, a common trait in today's world.

“Virtue vs. Weakness: The excellence of consistently doing the right thing the right way.” Virtue is like an undercurrent. It is always on but does not always show itself. Let me explain. The word ...

Have you changed your Facebook avatar to support a cause? Did you take the ice bucket challenge? Have you ever offered your thoughts and prayers in the aftermath of a disaster? Do you express your ...

A poem fell out of the back of my desk calendar along with some sweet memories. “Somebody’s Mother” is a tender poem from long ago about a young boy helping an old woman cross the street. As a girl, ...