One Peace, Many Paths is inviting people to participate in its fourth year sponsoring the Global Unity Compassion Games that will take place in Spokane from Sept. 9 to 24 as a way to increase expressing compassion through “random acts of kindness, community events and group service projects.”

“I think, particularly, that we can invest millions and billions of dollars into education,” Riccelli said.  “But we know that kids won’t be successful if they’re trying to do their homework by the dome light of a car.”

Amidst political divide, a mutual animosity towards each other will not hold the United States together as one community

On a hot, sunny Saturday afternoon, attendees of all ages visited the Spokane Buddhist Temple to obtain an insight into Japanese culture as they dined on Japanese cuisine, amongst other activities, including the delicious taste of sweet and sour pork and chewy coconut flavor of mochi dessert amidst Buddhist literature, jewelry and other merchandise. 

Sister Mary Eucharista, organizer of the retreat and program organizer at Immaculate Heart Retreat Center, said the retreat focuses on participants using a medium to gain access to “the grace of the retreat,” where they would paint icons in order to achieve that. 

They said that affordable health care plays a significant role in the American Dream and is important for living constructive and inclusive spiritual values.