March 21, 2018

The Nature of Human Vitality

Depression has a profound spiritual effect that is difficult to speak about and can often only be traced years onward. Krista Tippett reflects on her own experience with clinical depression and what she's learned from others who have lived through its darkness.

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February 22, 2018

What a Middle School Pen Pal Program Taught Me About Difficult Conversations

Written by Catherine Epstein

What does it look like to both humanize and challenge friends with opposing viewpoints? A pen pal program between two middle schools in Boston, Massachusetts and Ozark, Arkansas provides some answers — and doodles.

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January 30, 2018

The Light in the Darkness Around Us

Written by Parker J. Palmer

Can we stop trying to fool each other and start telling the truth, “lest the parade of our mutual life get lost in the dark?”

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