Trust in a tough moment
Helping a client face his addiction, a social worker realized, “It’s not about him lying to me, it’s about me serving my neighbor…”
Social Issues
The beginning of a community
The first meeting of the homeowner’s association. Beyond landscaping, establishing rules and the money in the association’s bank account, there is suddenly an opportunity: reach out to get to know your neighbor…
By Dana and Steve Becker
Balancing beliefs and compromises
Denise Coyle, a former New Jersey Assembly woman, describes the rules of “the rough game” she fell in love with: politics…
By Jade Giaccobe
To meet others’ needs
A cornbread casserole for special occasions: how a turning point in life led to new recipes
By Dora Trevino
Strengthening each other’s faith
Do interfaith meetings are only happening on special occasions? Not for Imam Furqan A. Muhammad. He discovered dialogue as a part of his everyday ministry – right alongside prayer and serving the poor.
Belen Velasco
Much more than a drop in the ocean
A German orthopedic surgeon in Tanzania puts solidarity in action.
My service hours
Grateful for everything
Reinhard Domig was a victim of a brutal robbery in August 2008, suffering 28 stab wounds. He has never regretted, “not even for a moment,” having forgiven his attacker.
Friendships that last
Accompanying a life with love
When a baby cannot survive long after birth, prenatal consultants help mothers carry their child to term and bond naturally, avoiding the psychological and physical traumas of abortion.
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