I first learned about common humanity from a book on self-compassion. Common humanity is, in a simple sense, recognizing our belonging to a whole and that we all share in suffering and joy. I thought ...

Commemorating the seventy-fifth anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, Achieving our common humanity portrays landmark accomplishments of the Organization in supporting peace and security, ...

The civil rights movement once emphasized our common humanity — what we all share rather than what divides us. Sadly, the modern progressive movement has lost this guiding star and now seems ...

The coronavirus pandemic has not only shed light on the issues and societal ills plaguing the world, it also has provided a unique opportunity for humanity to band together for the common good, said ...

With so much having already been said — on all sides — about tomorrow’s election, I am taking my cue for this column from the Irish poet Pádraig Ó Tuama. Also a theologian and mediator, Ó Tuama will ...

Some readers of my commentaries know that my wife Sue and I became grandparents on Sept. 20, which was also our 50th wedding anniversary. Our grandbaby’s parents are both public school teachers in ...

Commemorating the seventy-fifth anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, Achieving our common humanity portrays landmark accomplishments of the Organization in supporting peace and security, ...

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople and Pope Francis attend the meeting, “Religions and Education: Toward a Global Compact on Education,” with other religious and lay leaders at the ...