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stories and insights about living life boldly.

This monastery beer brings people together to celebrate beer, religious life, and community.

Brewing Beer at a Benedictine Monastery

Read how Father Josh Johnson talks about ways for how to combat racism in his podcast "Ask Father Josh".

3 Ways Faith Can Help Us Combat Racism

Work your way to success in your next job interview with these improv skills.

Preparing for a Job Interview? These Improv Skills Can Help

Read these helpful tips for first-generation college students here.

A First-Generation College Student’s Guide to Freshman Year

Generate more income by checking out these extra income ideas.

How to Add to Your Income When Money is Tight

Watch how the Bail Project is helping change lives by providing resources for those who need to make a better life.

Nonprofit Combats Racial Disparity in the Bail System

Read this reflective narrative about finding hope in darkness.

Where to Find Hope in Darkness

Download this free worksheet of questions to ask your grandparents.

Free Download: Questions to Ask Elderly Loved Ones

This video game creator made a point to include disability representation in her text adventure game.

Text Adventure Game Represents Disability

Does everything happen for a reason? This author answers that theological question.

Does Everything Happen for a Reason?

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Work your way to success in your next job interview with these improv skills.

Preparing for a Job Interview? These Improv Skills Can Help

Article / Career & Finance

Read these helpful tips for first-generation college students here.

A First-Generation College Student’s Guide to Freshman Year

Article / Career & Finance

Generate more income by checking out these extra income ideas.

How to Add to Your Income When Money is Tight

Article / Career & Finance

Understand the risks and symptoms when a friend is suicidal.

What to Do When Someone You Know is Suicidal

Article / Health & Wellness

Find out why not drinking in college isn't weird, and how you can still find even your closest friends.

How I Found My Tribe in College — Without Drinking

Article / Health & Wellness

Read this reflective narrative about why it's okay if you gained weight in quarantine, based on this author's personal story.

I Am Not a Failure for Gaining Weight During this Pandemic

Article / Health & Wellness

Be warned by these five signs that you may be dating "potential" rather than an actual person.

5 Signs You May Be Dating ‘Potential’ Instead of a Person

Article / Relationships

Mind your manners and read this guide to modern etiquette.

Mind Your Manners — A Guide to Modern Etiquette

Article / Relationships

Don't worry if you've been ghosted; we have some tips here.

You’ve Been Ghosted — Now What?

Article / Relationships

Make an Impact

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Read how Father Josh Johnson talks about ways for how to combat racism in his podcast "Ask Father Josh".

3 Ways Faith Can Help Us Combat Racism

Article / Transform

This video game creator made a point to include disability representation in her text adventure game.

Text Adventure Game Represents Disability

Video / Transform

Watch how "(Y)ART?" was started and how it exhibits yard art created by local individuals.

Grassroots Art Festival Brings Community Together

Video / Transform

Watch how the Bail Project is helping change lives by providing resources for those who need to make a better life.

Nonprofit Combats Racial Disparity in the Bail System

Read this reflective narrative about finding hope in darkness.

Where to Find Hope in Darkness

Read this reflective narrative about this author being a suicide survivor.

I’m a Suicide Survivor — Here’s How I Began to Recover

Digital-Advocacy

10 Charities That Need Your Online Advocacy

Article / Volunteer

Try to show solidarity to others by trying these three ways.

How Solidarity Heals Divisions — And 3 Ways to Practice It

Article / Volunteer

Follow these guidelines for how to save the oceans, no matter where you live.

6 Ways a City-Dweller Can Help Save the Oceans

Article / Volunteer

Keep the Faith

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This monastery beer brings people together to celebrate beer, religious life, and community.

Brewing Beer at a Benedictine Monastery

Video / Community

Meet St. Peter Claver, the patron saint of African-Americans and racial justice.

This Saint Leapt into the Fight for Racial Justice

Article / Community

Remember John Thompson, the legendary Georgetown college basketball coach.

What Made Coach John Thompson a Legend

Article / Community

Does everything happen for a reason? This author answers that theological question.

Does Everything Happen for a Reason?

Article / Belief

Learn how racial attitudes can be harmful to every human life.

‘Black Lives Matter’ Affirms the Dignity of Human Life

Article / Belief

Find out why the death penalty is wrong from Sister Helen Prejean, who has been working with death row inmates for over 30 years.

Speaking Out Against the Injustice of the Death Penalty

Article / Belief

Learn how to start and keep a new prayer practice here.

How to Start (and Sustain) a New Prayer Practice

Article / Prayer

Understand what it's like to live with OCD and perfectionism.

Learning to Pray Through My OCD and Perfectionism

Article / Prayer

Use these prayers to forgive someone who has hurt you.

Turn to These Prayers to Help You Forgive

Article / Prayer