The wisdom tradition, then, has a vital interest in seeing relationships, both domestic and international, established on mutual ground for mutual good amid their diversity. 

Public justice demands that we consider community regularly: to think of ourselves as part of something, bound to something.

For the negative cycle of female disempowerment to be broken, the region will need to see firsthand what the benefits of education are, and girl-friendly schools can help do that.

Protecting women in these countries and empowering them in their communities is not just a human rights issue...

In the face of a system that has the potential to break down at so many points, my colleagues work to fight bonded labour with a relentless and determined hope in the fact that positive change can happen.

We must realize that we are no longer living in the Yeltsin years when Russia was responsive to rhetoric and threats of sanctions; we are now facing a haltingly resurgent Russia with Putin at the helm.

 The Middle East is sitting on a tremendous source of untapped capital.

We seem to be reaching the limits of what can be achieved without finally addressing the most intimidating aspect of poverty – the plague of everyday violence.

Jesus powerfully reverses the question.  The question is no longer how far must I go in reaching out to those in need, but how far would I want others to go if I were the one in desperate need.

 We do ourselves and our neighbors a disservice if we are unaware or uninterested in what’s happening in our local community

It is never enough to talk about rights if we do not intentionally connect rights to responsibility.

Increased public religiosity without quality religious education creates an opening for extremism.

What would it look like for us to develop better support for adoptive parents facing difficult situations post-adoption?