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When Being The "Go-to" Friend Becomes Too Much Aug. 15, 2025
Dear Annie: I'm a 36-year-old woman who's always been the "go-to" friend for emotional support. I do... Read More
Lessons on Responsibility and Compassion for Animals Feb. 09, 2025
Dear Readers: Many of you wrote in about the "Tossed Kittens" column and told me where I missed some... Read More
Balancing Compassion and Independence Jan. 23, 2025
Dear Annie: My sister expects me to make my son and his friends spend time with her son. Our sons ar... Read More
Feeling Forgotten Oct. 06, 2024
Dear Annie: I've been in a relationship for almost four years now, and while things with my partner ... Read More
The Hard Ask Jul. 07, 2024
I've settled down to write at my kitchen table with my son playing on his computer across from me. I... Read More
He Would Give Them Water Jun. 02, 2024
I've thought more about what Jesus would do in the last five months than I have since those bracelet... Read More
We Must Show Up and Do Better for Our Communities Mar. 22, 2024
A big part of my job is community engagement. The opinion section of any newspaper cannot happen wit... Read More
Keep Our Humanity, Whatever the Cost Mar. 02, 2024
In a world that seems determined to strip us of our humanity, how can we keep it? I've asked myself ... Read More
The Homeless Crisis Should Not Be Treated as Out of Sight, Out of Mind Feb. 23, 2024
At a lunch meeting recently, I heard someone say they liked living downtown but moved to the suburbs... Read More
When Does a Healthy Dose of Anger Become an Overdose? Nov. 17, 2023
I was recently reminded of a posting some months ago by Dustin Grove, an award-winning anchor/report... Read More
Migrants Are on a Misguided Path of Unchecked Compassion Sep. 08, 2023
Engraved at the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty, a stirring poem by American poet Emma Lazarus, "T... Read More
Migrants Are on a Misguided Path of Unchecked Compassion Sep. 07, 2023
Engraved at the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty, a stirring poem by American poet Emma Lazarus, "T... Read More
Punching Through to the Other Side Jul. 30, 2023
There had been struggles to get him to taekwondo, especially during the summer. He had some actual r... Read More
What's Needed Now Is Not False 'Compassion' but Real Courage May. 04, 2023
An obsession with a distorted sense of "compassion" is strangling our national debate on the most im... Read More
On Parenting: These 7 Things I Know for Sure Mar. 10, 2023
I am by no means a perfect parent, but I have three kids ages 27, 22 and 7 years old. I swear the yo... Read More
Godly Compassion and Kindness Are Needed in the Immigration Debate Oct. 07, 2022
As I was reading about the 48 Venezuelan migrants recently flown to Martha's Vineyard on private pla... Read More
Warped 'Compassion' Destroys Society Aug. 25, 2022
Thousands of years of civilizations (of all sorts) have demonstrated that there are certain foundati... Read More
Compassion Rather Than Contempt Mar. 17, 2022
We've all noticed how ugly and personal politics can be. Often, it's not enough to disagree with som... Read More
Getting Through a Pandemic That Has No End Date Feb. 11, 2022
Imagine you are an athlete who has suffered a debilitating injury. After the initial shock, disappoi... Read More
In This Season of Compassion, Spare a Thought for Prisoners Dec. 04, 2021
During the weeks between Thanksgiving, Hanukkah and Christmas I always recall warm childhood memorie... Read More
