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9/11 Fire Chief Joseph Pfeifer Recalls ‘Ordinary Heroes’ and Following God’s Call

For Joseph Pfeifer, the badge number of 1513 that he received when joining the New York City Fire Department more

Amy Julia Becker has endured several painful physical ailments during the course of her life. But as she eventually discovered,

It’s estimated that 20,000 American children lost their fathers in the Vietnam War. To make things worse, these kids had

Early in his medical career, Dr. Wes Ely worked as a phlebotomist at a nursing home where one of his

“In the greatest story ever told, he really just has a couple of walk-ons, and he doesn’t even have any

As her parents aged and developed medical problems, Noreen Madden McInnes felt called to care for them as much as

If you ever tweet smack about Joy Marie Clarkson, she may have the last laugh by turning your insult into

NEW YORK, April 26, 2022 — Themes of healing, justice, service, building bridges, and overcoming steep odds are reflected in

In light of her work as an anchor and correspondent at ABC News, Linsey Davis has to cover some dark

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