I picked this book up expecting either a collection of heartwarming stories about how a simple act can transform you—as promised by the subtitle—or an account of the author’s own journey. I was more ...

NPR's Michele Norris talks with Bill Shore, author of The Light of Conscience: How a Simple Act Can Change Your Life. Shore's book profiles people who choose to stand alone and follow their principles ...

Thomas More (Paul Scofield) tells his daughter Meg (Susannah York) that " Man [God] made to serve Him wittily, in the tangle of his mind." Photo from the 1966 film "A Man for All Seasons" ...

Primacy of conscience has been thrust to the fore of Church-wide discussions on marriage, contraception and homosexuality at the Ordinary Synod of Bishops on the Family. But as we saw happen in the ...

Through the generosity of Mike and Phyllis Shea, David DeCosse, director, religious and Catholic ethics with the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics has spearheaded a project on the theology of ...

Shore, director of the antipoverty organization Share Our Strength and philanthropic consultant, has previously written about social entrepreneurs who introduce capital-generating techniques to the ...