Photo by Ajayjoseph Fdo When I am at breakfast, I normally go to the news on my computer just to keep up with the chaos. We have all said it or felt it. Could Trump go any lower in his actions and words? Yes, he did it again. He posted a pic of himself as Jesus. He said that the Pope should stay out of politics and is not against crime. Earlier the Pope indicated that Trump and Hegseth’s War in Iran was not morally right. Trump has a lot of “firsts,” but this was the first ti

There have been too many things that have been repulsive about the Trump Administration. Recently we have heard from Hegseth as well in terms of how the Iran War should be conducted. He emphasized lethality over legality in conducting Trump’s War. Trump joined him in his rhetoric when indicating that he would bomb Iran back to the stone age. That gesture would put him in the position of being a war criminal and Hegseth would be next in line for that dubious distinction. What

There are a lot of people who look at our lives and say, “Boy, does that guy or girl have it made.” I wish I could be them.” This blog is centered on the question, “What is the price that you and I are paying? Is it preparing us to be people with a greater sense of what love and justice mean? Love and justice are the two pillars of ethics. I was struck by a statement that Oprah made: “As I follow the principles of a great thought leader, Authur Brooks, I am becoming happier.

I have spent a lifetime of people and events that are significant in our country’s history. Robert Meuller died yesterday at the age of 81. He came into office right after the terrorist attack on 9/11. He changed the FBI from an agency concerned with crime within our nation to someone who was focused on terrorism. He is perhaps best known for his thorough investigation of Donald Trumps relationship with Putin and Russia. When Trump learned that he was dead, he said, “Good I a

There were a few big upsets during the first day of the March Madness basketball contests. One of those brought back great memories and a reminder that the “good guys can finish first” as a team and as a university. Phil Martelli, the 71-years old former St. Joseph’s University Basketball team coach, watched his son, Phil Jr., coach of VCU’s Basketball Team win over the Carolina Tarheels. Carolina is one of the powerful sport legacies over the years. Michael Jordan played for

Mathhew 25:37-40 “When did we see you, Lord? When you did it to the least of these…” There is a key lesson that Trump has not learned that is a lesson for the rest of us. It relates to our connection to God, self, and others. Trump doesn’t have friends. He has transactions. There is a powerful lesson to be learned from his primary style of relating which is to bully others to get what he wants. I always taught my ethics students that there is an important way to conduct their

I must admit that both Governor Neuman and Governor Shapiro have turned me off in their quest for the Presidency. In the recent Oscar Awards a particular actor who expected to win the best actor award failed to do so because of his “campaign for the award” that turned members of the Academy off to bypass him in favor of Michael Jordan. I feel the same way about these two governors. It is obvious that they are on a campaign for the presidency. Why not consider people such as G

We are about to enter March Madness. As a Dukie, this sometimes puts me in an awkward position when Duke is playing NC State, Vicki’s university. The first ACC basketball game I saw was at Reynolds Coliseum on State’s campus. The fans were crazy about their teams. Recently, I discovered the secret to Coach K’s enormous success as a basketball coach at Duke. It starts with his mother. Coach K grew up in a poor working-class family on Chicago’s North Side. His mother worked as

I have several concerns regarding how Trump and Netanyahu have conducted this War on Iran that hasn’t been articulated yet. First, there was the surprise bombing of Iran by both Netanyahu and Trump, both two of the least courageous world leaders that have started the war based on a feeling. It caught the people of Iran and the Middle East by surprise. There was no difference between their method and the bombing of Pearl Harber by the Japanese which led to our entering the Sec

Trump: “We are going to war.” When asked how long it would last, he said, “About a week!” Hegseth: “We didn’t start this war, (?) but with President Trump, we will finish it.” Forget rules of engagement. We are going to win it while our allies just continue to ‘clutch their pearls.’” Hegseth’s announcement seemed like a little boy at Christmas. The above two were speaking as tough guys. I have known many tough guys in my life. These two are not it. One is a five- time draft d

Among other places that I worked growing up in working class America, were the Krylon Paint Factory, the Alan Wood Steel Company, and the Nice Ball Bearing Plant in Philly. I lied about my age to get in the paint factory and loaded gallon paint cans off an unforgiving conveyer belt on to wooden skids to help the family finances, have some spending money and put away what I could for college. All of these places challenged my physical ability and raised only one question by th

The Class of 1944 Chapel, designed by Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown An article appeared in the February 23, 2026, edition of The Times that took me back to the building of the Class of 1944 Chapel. The class wanted their classmate Bob Venturi (and his wife Denise Scott Brown) to design the chapel for the Newtown Square Campus. One of the high points of my time at EA was the opportunity to work with Bob and Denise who were two of the greatest architects of the time wi