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Prayer for Mexicans Who Have Died in the American Desert A powerful documentary in the PBS series "Independent Lens" titled The Undocumented, directed by Marco Williams, focuses on efforts to identify the 200 Mexicans each year who die while making the cr…
A Prayer for Those Who Have Lost Loved Ones on Account of Hospital Mistakes Great Heart of Love, we pray that all those who work in hospitals may be attentive to their work and aware of how little mistakes can lead to catastrophic consequences. Fact: About 440,000 peopl…
A Prayer to Quit Protecting Handguns Before Protecting Children Great Heart of Love, help us to do everything possible to stop the senseless deaths of children who often have easy access to guns in the home. Fact: Every day, an average of 20 American children…
The Morally Unacceptable and Useless Death Penalty In "America and Its Fellow Executioners," the Editorial Board of The New York Times states that the death penalty must be seen for what it is: "morally unacceptable, inhuman, barbaric, unjust and us…
On Birth, Death, and Moonwalking By Andrew Lu for KidSpirit's Mysteries of the Universe issue. We all wonder about our origins, births, and deaths. We’ve all asked our parents questions about where we came from. As a …
Mortality Is a Hot Topic Around the World Bernard Crettaz, the Swiss creator of the "death cafe" movement, has decided that it is time for leadership to pass to the next generation. Ten years ago after the death of his wife, this popular so…
A Better Way to Fall This eye-opening article was first published by the Wellcome Trust in MosaicScience.com. Falls kill more than 32,000 Americans every year. The figure leaps to 420,000 when putting a global focus …
Praying for the People of Indonesia after the Earthquake and Tsunami On Friday, September 28, 2018, a 7.5-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia, triggering a tsunami with waves up to 10 feet high. Water toppled and swept away buildings in the coastal city of Palu, home …
A Prayer for Comfort after Disasters News from the Phillipines reports the destruction and deaths caused by two powerful earthquakes on April 22 – 23, 2019. Monday's magnitude 6.1 quake struck Pampanga province, north of Manila, as w…
Caring for the Moment Zen Wisdom Zen people often talk about "accepting the moment as it is." That's okay, but what we like even better is "caring for the moment" with the same lavish tenderness you'd bestow on a newb…