We've seen some good progress, some good forward momentum. We have about Republican senators who have now indicated that they'll meet with Judge Merric Garland.

Sunday afternoons at a parish center - or a community center - is familiar territory for me.

Preventing radicalization that leads to violence here in America is part of our larger strategy to decisively defeat al Qaeda.

Being religious is quintessentially American.

The bottom line is this. When it comes to preventing violent extremism and terrorism in the United States, Muslim Americans are not part of the problem, you're part of the solution.

I grew up in Stillwater, Minnesota in a proud Catholic family.

I’m indebted to the teachers who shaped me - from the Sisters of St. Joseph at St. Croix Catholic elementary to the monks of St. John’s in Minnesota to my professors at Georgetown.

The United States is proud to be the first country to recognize the existence of a Jewish State - just 11 minutes after Israel's independence was declared.

As a husband, father and public servant, I'm thankful for the counsel and wisdom of my older brothers - Bill, who was a priest, and Kevin, who is a priest.

Through the dense din, I say, we heard him shout"I see your lights!" But ours had long died out.

The way he looked me up and down made a part of me burn with desire. Fire and electricity. Flames and sparks. Needing and wanting. Tempting temptation.

The hardest decision of the day is always the first decision you must make. It's the choice you make to TRY.

It is much easier for a woman to meditate than it is for men, innately. Their subtle physical bodies pick up the kundalini much more quickly.

Luckily for me, I became a rap star so I'm making enough money to support my family. It's funny because that may seem like the only way that I can do such a task.

Begin your day with prayer, and make it so soulful that it may remain with you until the evening.

When you try hard to do your best, the effect on your performance is often to jinx it.

He could be dominant - if he played in the WNBA.

Justice is the one thing you should always find.

A man will be known by his books.