Author: Crystal B

Many spiritual traditions believe that positive qualities, such as a good heart, reflect human beings’ true nature. They teach that even amidst intense suffering, there can be dignity and beauty. Continue Reading Blessed Are the Peacemakers: Groups That Give Me Hope When Killing and War Abound

Because Nelson granted Scott-Coe, a professor of literature, full access to his sister’s voluminous writings—she wrote her husband hundreds of letters—readers see up close—and stripped bare—the empowerment struggle Kathy was engaged in. Continue Reading Bringing Domestic Violence Victims Back from the Dead

In our years-long struggle to eradicate the scourge of mass shootings, could we be approaching a tipping point? Continue Reading Mass Shootings and the 100th Monkey