This Was One Extraordinary Family
“The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree,” we often say of children who mirror [...]
Look Pretty and Have Babies
On a recent quest to learn improvisation and jazz piano, I discovered how much effort [...]
What a Loving Brother Offered for His Sister
In 1910, a newspaper column carried the following story: Jimmy, age 10, was a devoted [...]
The Inspiring Story Behind the “Praying Hands”
It is impossible to know from external appearances what kinds of interior burdens people carry [...]
The Extraordinary Heroism of a Chinese Mother
If you were to consult a dictionary for terms like “heroism”, “perseverance”, “loving fidelity” and [...]
A Father’s Love Remains to the End
The first recorded piece of human art is believed to be a tiny, 30,000-year-old sculpture [...]
In The Bleak Midwinter Christ Comes to Us as Family
The 19th century poet Christina Rossetti (1830-1894) gave the world a great gift in her [...]
A Modern Day Maria Goretti
Living in a politically and socially divided country, it is not easy to look with [...]