The ability to sympathize with those around us seems crucial to our survival, and it's connected to the mirroring functions of the brain.

Christmas is, for those who wish to follow the way of Jesus, an invitation to accept into our comfortable and safe lives those who come to us from far away, who seem ragged, marginal, in transition.

American politicians who dwell on American exceptionalism only dishonor us by suggesting we play dumb to our past.

I suspect that a huge amount of the anxiety and suffering that we see around can be closely traced to our wanton misuse of our resources. Just look at any garbage dump and see what is wasted. In a sense, we've wasted our souls.

American fundamentalist thought connected strongly to reactionary political ideology as nervous Christians pushed back against liberal reforms on many fronts.

Our ability to perceive the world around us seems so effortless that we tend to take it for granted.