HeroicStories

Truly noticing a need is the best charity.

By Gabrielle Blair My sister is a hero who was saved by heroes. In 1964, she was a 22-year-old South African freedom fighter. During the height of apartheid, with Nelson Mandela in prison, Hilary and Ronnie, her husband, belonged to the African Resistance Movement (ARM). ARM’s aim was not to be terrorists or to hurt … Read more

A young girl witnesses the power of love in facing a disability.

A male-to-female transsexual finds acceptance and continued friendship from a most unexpected place.

After an accident injures her son, a mother learns from a surprising source that where there is life there is hope.

An employee in a retail store learns that treating people with respect can be a trans-formative experience.

An iconic sci-fi celebrity makes a difference in one man’s life … by caring and describing the future that he’d already seen.

Stereotypes fall with a simple act of groovy kindness.

A neighborhood comes together to help a family after a house fire and in doing so remind us all of the human spirit.

Fionnuala shows us that life is often measured not in years, but in the number of people you touch.