It should pain all of us to say that the present crisis of fathers and fatherhood has become a truism. The fact that everyone knows there’s a problem, that this problem has far-reaching effects, and ...

By Marjorie Ritchie It is easy for me to understand both the joy and heartache experienced by adopted children. After the unexpected death of my birth mother, my paternal aunt […] ...

COMMENTARY: As Lent begins, I share my father’s witness from prison, where he has come to embody humility and trust in God’s grace. Claire Lai, daughter of jailed Hong Kong publisher and democracy ...

I remember a scene from a book I once read where a father places his child on a high cabinet, then tells the child to jump into his arms. As the child trustingly launches himself into the air, the ...

This feature is only available to members. Join now for full online access. John W. Fountain is a professor of journalism at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He was formerly a national ...

As I write this, My father, David Theodore Artson, at 93 years old has entered hospice. His time draws near. My sister and her family, my brother and his partner, my daughter, son-in-law and I have ...