The past is not an obstacle
“The past is not an obstacle, just a force exerted against my back.”
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Poem – HERE (By Melissa R. Mendelson)
HERE (By Melissa R. Mendelson) There is no other place that I would ever consider home but here, and here is a world far from perfect. We are still divided. Our emotions rage on from issues in our life and issues here that affect us. We still struggle to stand. My heart cannot bear to hold the news because […]
Read morePope Francis Quote – Jesus
“Talk with Jesus in prayer while listening to the Word; experience the joy of reconciliation in the sacrament of Penance; receive the Body and Blood of Christ in the Eucharist; welcome and serve him in your brothers and sisters.” – Pope Francis
Read moreDwight D. Eisenhower Quote – Privileges Above Principles
“A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.” ― Dwight D. Eisenhower
Read moreCartoon – Avenue Of The Giants
Deforestation Cartoon – Avenue Of The Giants
Read moreThomas Merton Quote – God Is Hidden Within Me
“God [is] hidden within me. I find Him by hiding in the silence in which He is concealed.” – Thomas Merton
Read morePoem – The Fiction of Art (By Lee Marc Stein)
The Fiction of Art Captive on canvas, a gray-haired man stands, palms outstretched, shoulders in deep shrug, pleading with a woman bone-thin with rage who aims an arthritic finger at him. An orange cat cowers under a corner table. How long has she been mad at him, this man who plays husband — minutes, decades? The couple […]
Read moreBenjamin Disraeli Quote – When To Forgo An Advantage
“Next to knowing when to seize an opportunity, the most important thing in life is to know when to forgo an advantage.” – Benjamin Disraeli
Read moreShort Fiction – The Camp (By Melissa R. Mendelson)
The Camp By, Melissa R. Mendelson White snow clung to metal, begging for escape. Its watery fingers traced the barb wire. Cold tears fell, circling and plummeting to the ground, eaten by oblivion. A glimpse of sunlight tried to catch it but failed, and the fence shook with sadness. More snow clung and fell to the metal barrier that […]
Read moreRobert Green Ingersoll Quote – The Soul of Man
“What light is to the eyes – what air is to the lungs – what love is to the heart, liberty is to the soul of man.” – Robert Green Ingersoll
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