If we do not recognize The beauty within our souls, How will we cope If we dig ourselves into holes And in bondage to distress, Spiral out of control?

Jean-Pierre de Vlieger is an extra-terrestrial of his time. In an ever more secular and individualistic society, where poetry has given way to feel good books, he dares writing in rhyme about his faith, about the values that inhabit him, and about the biases of today's society. However, be careful not to label him as reactionary: he remains resolutely modern, both in the form, that of Proetry, this prose in poetry that street poets have adopted, and...

The times we live in are particularly challenging. While some people today have an abundance of material prosperity, almost everyone is poor when it comes to inner resources. Anxiety, loneliness, guilt, and frustration dominate the emotional landscape. There is a global shortage of joy, inner peace, and the kind of deep caring for self and others that heals the heart and inspires creative action. How sad this is! For at the very heart of being is...

February 1993. Two boys with evil intent. One innocent toddler. Wrong place, wrong time. Murder the result. How can light come from such darkness? The day Helen called the BBC to contact a group of mothers outraged over the murder of James Bulger, she was catapulted into an alien world of media, politics, and royalty. From her dining table, she created a charity to rescue the little ones, but in the process lost herself. Marriage falling apart, health...

Time and time again as humans we box ourselves into corners, lose sight of the important things, and fail to heed the creative and intuitive voices that offer us assistance. According Terry Lynn Taylor, one of the best-known and well-recognized experts on angels, it is in such moments that we should turn to angels. They are always there to help. All we have to do is ask. In her new book, Messengers of Love, Light and Grace, Terry explains how to recognize...

"We need to focus on what's best for our children no matter how unconventional the solution is or what the odds may be." Carla always wanted to be a mother. She was already a corporate executive at a Fortune 100 company and a loving wife, who lived with her husband and two dogs in a beautiful house in Charlotte, North Carolina. Although her dogs were her "babies," Carla desperately wanted to have her own children. It's not that she couldn't get pregnant....