Why couldn’t Dana Smith stay sober? It was 1998. Dana was a 34-year-old methamphetamine and prescription pain medication…
Most mornings, I start the day in motion. I wake up early, force myself out of bed, pull…
This interview is part of our What Our Faith Calls Us To series. In 2015, a white police…
A shriek of frustration came from the dining room. I poked my head in from the kitchen, where…
April 1, 1978. The desert sun blazed through the living-room windows of my parents’ house in Rancho Mirage,…
A gloomy, foggy morning in San Francisco. Standard issue for the City by the Bay. I swerved into…
Americans like to think of their country as a family-centered society. Sadly, it isn’t. The numbers speak for themselves. More…
I admit, when it comes to Christmas, I can be a bit of a curmudgeon. Okay, maybe more than a…
The John Muir Trail is a 211-mile footpath through the high country of California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains. It starts in…
For nearly three decades, photographer Joel Sartore has traveled the globe for National Geographic magazine. His toughest assignment, however, wasn’t…
Last weekend Kate, Frances and I rented a car and drove north to a farm run by nuns. Kate knows…
I keep the most curious little book beside my desk. It’s no bigger than a notebook, 127 pages long. It…
