This week Reverend Patrick J. Conroy, S.J. resigned from his post as the chaplain for the House of Representatives at the request of Speaker Paul Ryan, and then took back his resignation with these words: “I have never been disciplined, nor reprimanded, nor have I ever heard a complaint about my ministry during my time…

“Caregiving often calls us to lean into love we didn’t know possible.” -Tia Walker Did you see the 60 Minutes segment last Sunday about a couple struggling with the trauma of Alzheimer’s Disease? The program followed the couple over several years showing the woman slowly sinking into dementia. Her husband took care of her by…

At the end of your life, you will never regret not having passed one more test, not winning one more verdict or not closing one more deal. You will regret time not spent with a husband, a friend, a child, or a parent.   Barbara Bush Thank you, Barbara Bush, for your grace and class under…

Teachers are some of the most hard working, inspirational, heroic, and invaluable people in the world today — and they deserve the raises they’re fighting for. I remember all too well the good friend who was thrilled that she’d gotten a job teaching public school kindergarten, then proceeded to tell me how she had rescued…

I bet you didn’t know that last Thursday was International Golden Rule Day. Thanks to the folks at Charter for Compassion, I was reminded that April 5 was the day that the golden rule was celebrated around the world. Why around the world? Did you grow up thinking that the golden rule was solely Christian?…

Easter is the time to rejoice and be thankful for the gift of life, love and joy. Have a blessed day.  

We’re celebrating our own inspirational event this weekend with family. Sunday Inspiration will return renewed and rested next week. Have a good week, too.

“Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet… Try to make sense of what you see and about what makes the universe exist. Be curious. And however difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do, and can succeed at. It matters that you don’t just give up.”…

In honor of Women’s Month and International Women’s Day, I have not one but several inspirational quotes from powerful women about the beauty, wonder, and challenges of being a woman. “Extremists have shown what frightens them the most: a girl with a book.” -Malala Yousafzai “Well behaved women rarely make history.” -Eleanor Roosevelt “Think like…

I’m not a big basketball fan, but I love this story about a young Iowa Hawkeye player who could have broken the record for consecutive successful free throws but chose not to because the young man who held the record was killed in a car accident a few years earlier before he could continue his…