Courage Book Review: Beautiful SoulsI’ve just finished reading Beautiful Souls: Saying No, Breaking Ranks, and Heeding the Voice of Conscience in Dark Times, by Eyal Press (Farrar, Straus and…
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The Prototype of CourageHere’s another reason why sharing stories that illustrate all six types of courage with your kids may be a very constructive project. As children develop…
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Horatio at the BridgeOne of the very popular tropes in action films is the lone fighter making a courageous last stand in order to buy time for others…
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Carnegie HeroesIf you ever want to give your faith in humanity a boost, take a look at the hero profiles on the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission’s…
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St. Ailbe and the WolfAmong the values that social courage can help us promote in our children are compassion, tolerance, caring and charity. These are the values we exhibit…
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Flourishing or Withering on the VineLisa’s recent post describing how moral courage has its roots in empathy had me thinking. What about those times when empathy is blighted or stunted?…
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Raising a Good Citizen of the World“I’ve learned that courage and compassion are two sides of the same coin, and that every warrior, every humanitarian, every citizen is built to live…
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Courage Book Review – Why Courage Matters, by John McCainIn Why Courage Matters: The Way to a Braver Life we have a small, accessible book for adult readers (or teen readers, of course) by…
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Courage Quote of the Day“My heroes are and were my parents. I can’t see having anyone else as my heroes.”~ Michael Jordan
Meat of the TongueOkay, by now some readers may be ready to give up on me and my fairy tales and legends. “Too late,” they’ll say. “Didn’t do…
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