I was driving to work listening to the radio when normal programming was interrupted to announce that one of the Twin Towers in New York City had apparently been hit by an airplane.  When I arrived at the office 10 minutes later, I turned on the TV projection system in the cafeteria and together with my colleagues, watched the events of the day unfold.  I watched live as the second tower was hit and thought to myself the world would never be the same again.  On this fifteenth anniversary of that tragic day, I look around and look back and regretfully observe that we now live in a less civil and more intolerant society where ideological divisions have widened and hatred has become the currency of politics.

Before my soccer match this morning both teams circled up at center field and observed a moment of silence. In that time I prayed for peace.