'To Bless All Mankind'

One God—one family

The editorial on the facing page tells of religious groups rallying to support a Jewish temple whose cemetery had been vandalized.

Meeting hate with love in St. Louis

After vandals damaged nearly 200 tombstones in a Jewish cemetery near St.

Praying for those in Mosul

As our hearts go out to the people in Mosul, Iraq, who are trapped in areas still under the control of the Islamic State, we may wonder how we can be of help.

A ring of care for Mosul’s civilians

The battle to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from Islamic State, which began this past fall, has now become the most intense urban warfare since World War II.

Balance begins with God

I was exhausted.

For young or old, the 21st-century workplace is a challenge

A new French law that took effect January 1 asks employers to protect their workers from having to respond to work-related texts or emails after office hours.
The Greek philosopher Epictetus said, “We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.

The power in welcoming alternative views

Perhaps no other part of US government has had to learn the value of encouraging differing points of views—and then listening to them—as much as the Central Intelligence Agency.
The editorial on the facing page gives us a hint about how we can work toward greater peace and harmony in our neighborhoods and, by extension, our world.

The measure of civic virtues in a lost letter

Researchers around the world keep trying new ways to measure how much people care for others in their community, or what’s called civic engagement.

Truth and fake news

Recent world events have brought the problem of fake news—information that is misleading or false but designed to be taken as truth—to the fore.

Seeking truth, 21st-century style

Last year, the Oxford Dictionaries declared post-truth as the international word of the year.