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May 2013

May 05, 2013

May 5: It Was Worth the Cost

With severe weather predicted for Henryville, Indiana, Stephanie Decker picked her two children up at...

May 04, 2013

May 4: Donuts and Prayers for the Homeless

Brenda Prohaska of City Island, New York, stops by the local diner to pick-up donuts...

May 03, 2013

May 3: Wisdom From Non-College Grads

Forbes magazine contributor David DiSalvo grew up in an extended family of people who didn’t...

May 02, 2013

May 2: Good Food, Kind Souls

Rocker Jon Bon Jovi and his wife Dorothea have opened a restaurant with a twist. ...

May 01, 2013

May 1: Wedding Gowns to Haiti

In 2008, a friend approached Diane Cornelius about donating wedding gowns to poverty-stricken areas of...

April 2013

April 30, 2013

Apr. 30: AIDA – A Speech, Not an Opera

Want to give an effective talk? A national magazine for executives recommends the following, easy-to-remember...

April 29, 2013

Apr. 29: After Losing $800

As 77-year-old Jane Corbett drove to buy groceries for the St. Louis, Missouri homeless shelter...

April 28, 2013

Apr. 28: Laugh at Yourself

How important is laughter in one’s spiritual journey? According to the late Charles M. Schulz,...

April 27, 2013

Apr. 27: Peace by the Potbelly Stove

Lunchtime in New York City. Tourists rush from spot to spot, breathless from activity. Workers...

April 26, 2013

Apr. 26: Building a Better Workplace

When employers and employees don’t treat each other with respect, a workplace can become stressful. ...

April 25, 2013

Apr. 25: The Gift of Human Beings

Though she achieved success as an actress, including as a co-star with Elvis Presley, Dolores...

April 24, 2013

Apr. 24: A Clear Vision

On her first mission trip, to Guyana in South America, Jo Yerrick remembers fitting villagers—mostly...

April 23, 2013

Apr. 23: Faithfulness in Little Things

Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen once wrote the following about the importance of being a person...

April 22, 2013

Apr. 22: Raising a Cowboy for the Disabled

Twenty-seven-year-old Jamie Feretic of Queens, New York, decided to make a difference for the disabled...

April 21, 2013

Apr. 21: Mariano Rivera Has Faith

Some sports writers dismiss professional athletes’ expressions of their religious faith, but Bob Raissman of...

April 20, 2013

Apr. 20: More Than Knowledge

One day when Thomas Aquinas was preaching to the local populace in Italy, the future...

April 19, 2013

Apr. 19: Dragon Slayer

Ellen headed to work on a Friday morning. Her mind should have been filled with...

April 18, 2013

Apr. 18: Taking a Technology Break

Face it—it’s a digital world. Whether for work or connecting with friends and family, we’re...

April 17, 2013

Apr. 17: The Goal of Honesty

Pat Smith of Owatonna, Minnesota, is the father of 11-year-old identical twin boys Nate and...

April 16, 2013

Apr. 16: Whiners Need Not Apply

What traits will help you get a job or get ahead in a job you...

April 15, 2013

Apr. 15: How to Stay Young

American General Douglas MacArthur kept a poem in his office entitled “How to Stay Young.” ...

April 14, 2013

Apr. 14: The Hand of God

Saving someone’s life isn’t minor, but that’s how Pastor Johnny Byrd characterized his actions which...

April 13, 2013

Apr. 13: He Never Gave Up

Thomas A. Edison had strong reasons to throw his hands up in despair. As a...

April 12, 2013

Apr. 12: The Ex Vivo Miracle

Rita Saverino, a wife and mother of two in New York City, was diagnosed with...

April 11, 2013

Apr. 11: The Burden of Needless Worry

It’s easy to get consumed by worries of what other people think of you. Up-and-coming...

April 10, 2013

Apr. 10: Wake Up, Generation

Twenty-one-year-old singer/songwriter Paige Omartian knows that life is precious because she almost lost hers to...

April 09, 2013

Apr. 9: Give God the Glory

Golfer Bubba Watson surprised everyone, including himself, when he won the 2012 Masters Tournament on...

April 08, 2013

Apr. 8: When Climbing Out Your Minivan Window

With a broken driver’s-side door handle inside her minivan, mother of five Jennifer Fulwiler tried...

April 07, 2013

Apr. 7: The Doctor is a Nun

Though Sister Anne Brooks tends to the spiritual needs of the people in poverty-stricken Tutwiler,...

April 06, 2013

Apr. 6: Making the Most of the Night

Family life is filled with an excessive amount of activities and often not a lot...