The leaders who change the world are rarely the most polished or the most prepared. They're the ones willing to take one ...

Early this week, our mom left us to reunite with her two sons who are in heaven, our oldest brother, whom we lost to cancer three years ago, and her first infant son, whom she last held some 70 years ...

Several times a month, community columnists weigh in on matters of faith and values. The Faith and Values column appears Mondays, and features retired Methodist minister Paul Graves, of Sandpoint; ...

When I was in first grade at a Catholic elementary school, our weekly “Library” class was taught by a woman religious named Sister Helen. Sister Helen sometimes dipped into lessons about the Dewey ...

Bakersfield resident Phillip Rudnick's father came to America at 14 with a 6th-grade education and the idea, one he learned from his Jewish faith, that empathy breeds success. He was right.

You can learn a lot about a person in a 10-minute conversation on a golf cart cruising over dusty trails amid thousands of other music festival-goers in 90-plus-degree heat. If you offer a smile and ...

Tuesday is National Teacher Appreciation Day, dedicated to honoring caring, committed educators nationwide. This week’s clergy discuss influential family members, fellow clergy and public school ...

After working for 12 years as a religious educator of both children and adults in the Archdiocese of New York, in July 1988, I accepted a ministry position at the Center for Pastoral Life and Ministry ...

Four times a month, community columnists weigh in on matters of faith and values. The Faith and Values column appears Mondays, and features retired Methodist minister Paul Graves, of Sandpoint; ...

Eddie Sweat, Secretariat’s handler and groomer, was with the horse everyday for more than two years. The inspirational relationship and horse’s unprecedented success translates into a story of ...