Family and Community

“As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler; solitude will not be solitude, poverty will not be poverty, nor weakness weakness.” — Henry David Thoreau…

Learn More.  Enact Legislation.  Raise Awareness. Bullying is a terrible pain-inflicting reality.  Schoolyard and teen bullying are major concerns.  Yet workplace bullying of adults, by their bosses or coworkers, is…

Sometimes it comes as a sudden glimpse, or an insight emerging in a thoughtful moment:  “Why not a simpler, more meaningful Advent and Christmas?” Of course, what we’re getting is…

It has been over 140 years since Mother’s Day first came into being, yet few people know that it was originally conceived as a day for mothers to protest injustice…

Extreme poverty and hunger are key underlying causes of conflict in the world today – made worse by declining environmental and economic conditions. At the intersection of our environmental dilemma…

What if all the religions of the world devoted one day a year to prayers and visible actions to promote the well-being of children? It would make an enormous difference for peace, and send a potent message worldwide.