The Common Good

Margaret Benefiel

Margaret Benefiel, Ph.D., author of Soul at Work and The Soul of a Leader, works with leaders in health care, business, churches, government, and nonprofits to help them stay true to their souls. Visit her website.

Blog Posts by Margaret Benefiel

A Mother’s Day for Peace in our Cities
Posted by Margaret Benefiel 1 week 5 days ago
Julia Ward Howe, best known for writing "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" in 1862, began working to heal the wounds of the Civil War once the war ended. By 1870 Howe had become convinced that working...
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Experiments in Love
Posted by Margaret Benefiel 3 weeks 17 hours ago
When I got off the plane at O’Hare Airport in Chicago on my way home to Boston on April 15, I couldn’t believe my eyes. Televisions blaring everywhere showed my beloved city at her premier event of...
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The Sanctity of Labor and the Challenges Before Us
Posted by Margaret Benefiel 1 year 37 weeks ago
Yesterday, the U.S. and Canada celebrated Labor Day, a day honoring workers. What does it mean to honor workers at a time of high unemployment, job insecurity, and the threat of lay-offs? In the U....
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The Works of the Flesh and the Debt Ceiling Deal
Posted by Margaret Benefiel 1 year 41 weeks ago
In Galatians 5:19-20, Paul lists the "works of the flesh," contrasting them to the "fruit of the Spirit" immediately thereafter (Gal. 5:22-23). Among the works of the flesh are hostility, quarreling...
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A Mother's Day for Peace
Posted by Margaret Benefiel 2 years 2 weeks ago
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