Ten-year-old Brianna Gardiner has a dream. Last year, she came up with the idea for a worldwide day of hope where people could come together to hope and pray. She’s now on her way to seeing her dream manifested this Monday, June 21st, as the inaugural World Hope Day is launched.
It started with an idea, [...]

In the West we often think that the “bells and whistles” of advanced medical technology represents the hallmark of effective healing. And yet sometimes simpler remedies can be equally effective. In India, a tiny team operating on a shoe-string budget is making a tremendous difference in the lives of children left paralyzed by the polio [...]

Once a year, Michael Chase, founder of The Kindness Center, spends a full 24 hours on the streets of southern Maine without sleep, performing spontaneous acts of kindness.
For Michael, kindness is a philosophy to be lived, a moment-by-moment choice for how to be present in the world. And for the rest of us, he is [...]

It is challenging these days to turn on the television, surf the internet or read a newspaper without being confronted by stark reminders of the diminishment in civility, respect and trust in the political discourse of our time. I have no doubt about the sincerity of many involved in the process as they pound the table [...]