ISIS is a terrorist entity whose barbarities have been condemned by all those who value our common humanity. In the current political climate, when hate crimes are rising and political rhetoric is increasingly divisive, this is all the more shocking.

I see in the rising crescendo of ethnic tensions, civilization clashes and the use of religious justification for acts of terror, a clear and present danger to humanity.

Religiosity turns out to be the best indicator of civic involvement: it's more accurate than education, age, income, gender or race.

Cyberspace can't compensate for real space. We benefit from chatting to people face to face.

The world we build tomorrow is born in the stories we tell our children today. Politics moves the pieces. Education changes the game.

The universe is more than mere matter in motion. It and we were brought into being by a Creator who seeks our good.

Follow your passion. Nothing - not wealth, success, accolades or fame - is worth spending a lifetime doing things you don't enjoy.