(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) In late 1800s America, The Rock of Gibraltar became an iconic image for the newly formed life insurance industry. Prudential adopted it because, according to the company, “a century after…
(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) Upon his 1933 Inauguration as president of the Depression-afflicted United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt encouraged the nation, saying “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” Fifteen years…
(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) Last week we talked about first responders who sacrifice their lives in service. For that they receive humanity’s undying adulation. But there are some who wish to achieve such glory…
(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) As someone who has never served in the armed forces, or as any kind of first-responder for that matter, I always feel an obligation to thank such people for their…
(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) Having “skin in the game” is a cliché with seemingly untraceable roots. Some credit Warren Buffett with it for his description of how CEOs of companies invest their own money…
(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) Once you reach the autumn of life, a certain medical procedure is recommended to stave off a certain kind of cancer. The procedure’s name ends in “scopy,” because it sends…
(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) It’s kind of refreshing to read in the Bible about wicked people who know they’re wicked. The Book of Wisdom describes them in this Sunday’s first reading(Wis 2:12, 17-20): The…
(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) Human beings were conceived in greatness. We aren’t born to BE great, but to do great things for others. We are born with that mission and a kit of talents…
(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) A recent ad for a hearing aid company cites a study stating that in marriages where a spouse has hearing loss, both people suffer. Problems arise when the one who…
(For the audio version of this blog, please visit: ) One of the un-mourned casualties of the Covid Pandemic has been civility. Managers of casual dine-in restaurants strapped by staffing challenges can testify to that. They’ve seen impatient customers throw…