The year 2020 is now history. This unprecedented year simultaneously faced incredible loss and some remarkable goodness. KarunaVirus.org's editors took a look back at the last nine months and...

"It's just a small, white envelope stuck among the branches of our Christmas tree. No name, no identification, no inscription. It has peeked through the branches of our tree for the past ten...

In a recent circle that stirred up nuanced elements in our intentions for generosity -- sharing versus performing and so much more -- I was reminded of this beautiful parable of two brothers who...

"I did not go to the auction looking to buy a horse. At that point in my life, I didn't know if I would have a home for the next month, and my marriage was going poorly at best. But in this...

In the midst of California's most challenging wildfire season that has burned over

In 2019, then-13-year-old Kina Desai visited the Texas-Mexico border as a volunteer. Playing with young children that she came across, many of whom had journeyed there from Central America, Kina...

In times of physical distancing, many nursing home residents are feeling the months of isolation drag on. That's when horse owner Michelle Wagner-Yeatts figured she could help. One fine day, after...

Rev. Bonnie Rose chronicles the trials and tribulations of connecting with strangers while physically distancing and wearing a face mask. "I choose to let kindness be bigger than my mask," she...

Where a loss can shake you, it also brings with it an opportunity - an opportunity to help shine lives around you. You have a choice to grieve or help grieve. For 12 year-old Sadie, it was clear....

Actor Sonu Sood has been working round the clock with a trusted band of friends, sending home busloads of daily-wage migrant workers who have been stranded, homeless and starving during the...

When lockdown hit Vietnam, Chi Phan was disheartened to see wide-ranging populations of unemployed day laborers, with no means to obtain their daily meals. What began as an organized, impact-driven...

In the wake of George Floyd's death, as the world continues to reel from the coronavirus pandemic, Dr. Dzung X. Vo pens a stirring poem, reminding us: "right now / when it seems so hard just to...