by Lama Surya Das

The TAO OF TWITTER is—like a standup comedian’s good one liner, haiku poetry, and the old fashioned singing telegram—rich with the magical power and incandescent immediacy of nowness, which is part and parcel of the power of Tao. People are genuinely feeling this invisible yet palpable pulse, its heartbeat the ambient chatter [...]

By ALISON SMALE
PRAGUE — It was supposed to be an interview about the revolutions that overturned communism 20 years ago in Europe. But first, Vaclav Havel had a question.
Was it true that President Obama had refused to meet the Dalai Lama in Washington?
Mr. Havel is a fan of the Dalai Lama, who was among the [...]

By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF
MEERWALA, Pakistan
After being kidnapped at the age of 16 by a group of thugs and enduring a year of rapes and beatings, Assiya Rafiq was delivered to the police and thought her problems were over.
Then, she said, four police officers took turns raping her.
The next step for Assiya was obvious: She should [...]

(Above: Fr. Fred Lucci interacting with a student at Table on the Mall)
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(Above: Fr. James Thompson poses in front of the chapel on campus)
Dear Friends & Family,

You may know me personally, many of you are my friends, and many more are my family. Some of you I just know [...]

Here is my latest Social Media video “How to Avoid the Energy and Time Vampires in your life, your business, and Social Media.” In this video you’ll get tips on your energy and”Good Feels Good, Bad Feels Bad;” your time~ productive time and your ‘kitchen timer test,” calculating the value of your time, and the [...]