Read more of Lucky Severson’s interview with the Reverend Eugene Rivers in Boston, Massachusetts. More →

November 11, 2005

Part three of a four-part series on faith and family: poor black families endure huge problems — high rates of divorce, single parents, and out-of-wedlock births. Why are so many poor African-American families in trouble, and what are their churches doing to help? More →

November 11, 2005

By most standards, filmmaker Gerry Straub’s career is in a tailspin. His earnings have dropped significantly, but he’s not complaining. He believes that happiness is measured not by what you earn, but by what you are able to give away. He’s let go of almost everything except his work. Straub makes documentaries about the world’s poverty, hoping it will motivate us to do something about it. More →

May 13, 2005

The second of three discussions on the moral principles underlying the major issues of the 2004 presidential campaign. This week, R & E discusses surprisingly in-depth comments made by the candidates during a debate about what role faith plays in their policymaking. More →

October 15, 2004

In India, in the city of Kalimpong, the poorest children have one place to go to school. It is called the Gandhi Ashram, and it’s run by a Canadian Jesuit priest. Father Thomas McGuire seeks students out, feeds them, teaches them, and gives them confidence — and violins. More →

July 9, 2004

BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: We have a success story this week about a new public charter school that is educating inner-city children, and preparing them for college. It’s expensive, but it works, and its founders hope to start similar schools all … More →

June 25, 2004

A doctor and a multimillionaire businessman are working together to give provide aid and medicine to people in need. More →

June 18, 2004

Father Joe Maier is a Catholic priest who, over 30 years, has set up schools that have educated thousands of poor Thai children in the slums of Bangkok. In the process, he has skirmished with all kinds of people from drug dealers to church hierarchy. More →

June 4, 2004

BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: UN Secretary General Kofi Annan urged the U.S. and its allies not to forsake humanitarian issues while waging the war. Annan said, “We must do everything we can to mitigate this disaster, which could easily lead to … More →

March 21, 2003

Read excerpts from R&E’s interview about health care ethics with Dr. Fitzhugh Mullan, a pediatrician at the Upper Cardozo Community Health Center in Washington, D.C., clinical professor of pediatrics and public health at George Washington University, editor of the health policy journal HEALTH AFFAIRS, and author of BIG DOCTORING IN AMERICA. More →

November 8, 2002