by Editor | Nov 28, 2016 | Korean Dream, Peacebuilding, Service and Volunteerism, Uncategorized
“Omotenashi” has recently received a lot of attention as Japan prepares for the 2020 Olympics. Although recognized globally for it’s impressive standard of service, the spirit of omotenashi is not actually unique to Japan. Throughout 5,000 years of the...
by Editor | Nov 26, 2016 | Extended Family Model, Global Peace Foundation, Global Peace Women, Peacebuilding
I watched my mother silently from the kitchen. She stood smiling at the dining table as she neatly folded a once-ordinary large paper napkin into a beautiful flower and set it next to my father’s dinner plate, repeating the process twice more for her daughter and...
by Editor | Nov 14, 2016 | One Family Under God, Service and Volunteerism
A stranger followed my father into the house and closed the door on the cold wind. Crouching down to undo the laces of his shoe, he released a quiet cough. By the time he was seated across from my father, my mother was already setting a hot cup of tea in front of the...
by Main | Nov 12, 2016 | Peacebuilding
The U.S. Civil War was and still remains among the bloodiest war in U.S. history. The war had turned brother against brother, neighbor against neighbor, and after the loss of hundreds of thousands of lives, the country was weary of war and hoped for peace. There are...
by Editor | Nov 10, 2016 | Service and Volunteerism
Honoring Grandpa: A Tribute to Veterans “Kinship among nations is not determined in such measurements as proximity of size and age. Rather we should turn to those inner things — call them what you will — I mean those intangibles that are the real treasures free men...
by Main | Nov 10, 2016 | Asia, Interfaith, One Family Under God, Universal Principles and Values
Western scholars like Max Muller and Paul Brunton have long lauded India for its unparalleled spiritual profundity, unmatched in terms of variety of spiritual expression and practices. Among the spiritual treasures of the Indian tradition is the crown jewel of...
