When nightmarish atrocities within our world are splashed across our headlines, who among us does not experience a deep and profound ache in their heart, accompanied by a hefty dose of abject helplessness? We quietly reflect, wondering what we, as individuals, could possibly do to help, when our own United...

Laced throughout the history of cultures inhabiting our planet, humanity has repeatedly expressed an ardent and personal yearning for peace within our world. However, this soulful ideation offers cause for deeper reflection. If our human element really desires peace, then why is our world facing a multitude of nascent dangers...

When I was a very little girl, I remember the scorching outrage that burned within my little body when I overheard an adult discussion concerning corporal punishment and the death penalty. My tender mind could not comprehend why anyone would think that they had the right to take away another...

During this season of love and generosity, is it possible to keep track of ourselves while in the midst of taking care of everyone else's needs and desires? We intend to be kind and thoughtful, and yet, as we continue traveling along the holiday conveyor belt, we somehow find ourselves...

Within our daily lives, we are bombarded by the complexities of a fast-paced world and challenged by a fierce sense of competition that strives to engulf us. We seem to have grown numb and sadly accustomed to the daily headlines depicting war and poverty, starvation and deprivation. We seem to...