Youth crime crackdown
Violent youth crime has driven a crackdown on young offenders, but will it work?
Extremism hindering Middle East cease fire
Health authorities report the death toll in Gaza has reached 40 thousand. Meanwhile a deal to bring home
A world blind to looming refugee crisis
Populations in the West and their political leaders are ill prepared for the inevitable mass movement of people around the globe.
Compassion has the power to empower
Compassion for one another has the power to change our own lives. We discover ourselves, emerging stronger than ever.
Justice denied: Victims of infected blood products
Blood products designed to save lives in the 1970s and 80s did the very opposite. They were contaminated with HIV and hepatitis.
Crisis: UNICEF helps record numbers of displaced children
UNICEF is helping the 43 million children forced to flee their homes in wars and crises. How safe is the World for children today?
Helping those with mental illness: Learnings of 40 years
Forty years since the Richmond Report those who suffer mental illness continue to struggle to find the support they need to recover.
How to heal a broken society
Helping is good, but not enough; and kindness on its own is shallow. Healing a broken society means making a spiritual connection with others.
Politicians supercharging drug cartels
The moral outrage of politicians inadvertently supercharges the illicit drug cartels, thanks to a black market that generates untold fortunes.
Visiting the 1916 Memorial in Ireland
My visit to the 1916 Memorial in Dublin, Ireland reminded me that peace really can happen, so long a people truly want it.
Scepticism in an age of distraction
LSD used to fuel conspiracies and distract people from the real world, now it seems social media is having the same effect.
Peace begins with me
Amid the flames of war, peace can seem distant. But peace is within reach of every one of us. We only have to embrace it.
