We go on growing right to the edge of the grave. So grow . . ."That's the summary message of a new book called The Gift of Years by Sister Joan Chittister, popular author and Benedictine nun in Erie, Pennsylvania.

Below is a new post from Ecumen Guest Blogger Jim Klobuchar. Enjoy.She was the last to speak in a church ceremony we still call confirmation. There were obligatory hymns, families spread gregariously from end to end in the pews, the

Ecumen CEO Kathryn Roberts was doing an interview yesterday with the Associated Press on including long-term care financing reform as part of health care reform. And out popped another sign of America's Age Wave: AP, the country's premier wire service,

It's coming . . . it has to . . . health care reform, that is. And no health care reform is complete without long-term care coverage.Mark your calendars for another call-in to Congress on June 4th. Each time we've

I found it so exuberant, so happifying . . .That's what one person wrote after watching the video above, which features an impromptu performance by a beautiful couple in the lobby of the Gonda Building at Mayo Clinic.Thanks to Ecumen

The Penguins are the first NHL team in 25 years to return to the finals after losing in the finals the previous season. Here are the last teams to do it in each of the four major sports: NHL: 1984

Well, here we go again, eh? It's the first Stanley Cup finals rematch since 1984, and everyone seems to be on the Penguins bandwagon -- or at least comparing them to past champions.

If anyone here in this circle received a bill and you've argued to pay more, just raise your hand."

Neither Nicklas Lidstrom nor Pavel Datsyuk were on the ice Wednesday morning and coach Mike Babcock said they were not playing in Game 5 vs. Chicago. Lidstrom is out with an undisclosed injury; he missed the first playoff game of

When they wake up this morning in Oklahoma City, Jordan Taylor and Nikki Nemitz won't know which of them is pitching tonight when Michigan opens play in the Women's College World Series.

Detroit needs Nicklas Lidstrom most of all in this series; if he returns, I see the Wings winning in a classic seven-game series.

GRAND RAPIDS -- Tom Izzo had somewhat shorter hair when he arrived Wednesday at the Frederik Meijer Gardens for Michigan State's "Coaches on the Road" tour. Alas, it was just a trim, not the completely bald look that he'd promised

Don't look now, but the Tigers' Rick Porcello could in the running for rookie of the year. Porcello won his fifth straight start as the Tigers beat Kansas City again, 8-3. Porcello, who doesn't turn 21 until December, allowed two

Livonia Churchill got just the tune-up it wanted in preparing for Saturday's district playoffs.

The Red Wings see a savvier opponent this time around, a Penguins team that knows more about what it takes to win this time of year, and one greatly boosted by the last guy they added to the team.

The tagline -- "Fresh Mediterranean Eats" -- on 2Booli's sign out front is your first hint that this casual new restaurant in Farmington Hills takes a more contemporary approach to Middle Eastern dining. Inside, the restaurant's casually modern styling underscores

Darren Helm hears it all the time from Chris Osgood, about how Helm just shows up for the playoffs and isn't around the rest of the year.

PITTSBURGH -- Gretzky, Crosby. Messier, Malkin. Oilers, Penguins?

The summer barbecue season wouldn't be complete without the smoky goodness of grilled chicken. And the best -- and cheapest -- way to do that is using whole chickens. Whole birds often sell for under $1 per pound, considerably cheaper

For close to a year, the Michigan State coach staff had just two scholarships offered to quarterbacks for the 2010 class. Those offers belonged to two in-state quarterbacks -- Inkster's Devin Gardner and Orchard Lake St. Mary's Robert Bolden. That