Category Archives: Texas
Freedom
While visiting the U.S. in 1995, Pope John Paul II gave a moving homily to the crowds gathered at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland. In it, he referenced Abraham Lincoln and his dedication to freedom and equality for all people. … Continue reading
Imagination
Einstein spoke frequently about imagination, which he believed was a crucial component of scientific progress. “Logic will get you from A to B,” he said. “Imagination will take you everywhere.” The famed physicist reminds us that it is imagination that … Continue reading
Live Well
“Wish not so much to live long as to live well.” – Benjamin Franklin
Faults
“Love your enemies, for they tell you your faults.” – Benjamin Franklin
Leadership
In 218 BCE, during the Second Punic War, the great Carthaginian general Hannibal led his army from modern-day Spain all the way to Italy and toward Rome, in one of the most famous military achievements in history. As the troops … Continue reading
Need
With these simple words, author, activist, and spiritual leader Marianne Williamson exposes the very heart of empathy and compassion. It’s easy to let feelings of anger, blame, or judgment cause animosity with others. But if we take a moment to … Continue reading
I wonder
For all the despair, the hope, the disappointment, the sheer joy of triumphant, the pain, the emotional loss, the unexpected and the incomprehensible shortness of life, for all of the mysteries of life that leaves humanity grasping for answers – … Continue reading
Two Faced
Honestly, if I were two-faced, would I be showing you this one? – Abraham Lincoln This self-deprecating comment is perhaps the most famous Lincoln one-liner from the Douglas debates. Lincoln made the quip in response to Douglas’ accusation that he … Continue reading
Lincoln Humor
“Shoot me, for if I am an uglier man than you I don’t want to live.” – Abraham Lincoln
Texas Heat 