I find it interesting that a catholic pope might feel as if he needs to defend his position in honoring priests that serve the poor.

In that moment the greyness was broken by a spectacular sunrise, I stopped and allowed it to wash over me and then went inside for a cup of coffee

I learned when I was about 8 years old that people my age — young people — died, though usually through some sort of accident.

I look at three of my spiritual heroes of today, the pope, the Dalai Lama and Thich Nhat Hanh, and each seems to advise us to love and serve each other, as well as remember to love and serve humanity.

If using the most liberal interpretation of atheism, one might speculate that atheism is a religion.

The answer is absolutely not. The Church of Scientology is based on the writings of L. Ron Hubbard and its practices are very secretive, closed and expensive.