From the Editor

Good Deeds Are Good for You

From Linda Priestley, Editor-in-Chief   Unless you’re like the mean old Grinch who lives atop Mount Crumpit, you probably relish hearing good news, especially news of good deeds. Whether they happen next door or across the world, whether they’re small…

Friendship Unlimited

From Linda Priestley, Editor-in-Chief   For a long time, people thought that friendship was based on the idea of give-and-take:…

Being There

From Linda Priestley, Editor-in-Chief     Being able to listen to one another—and hear one another—is incredibly important. In a…

The People You Meet

From Linda Priestley, Editor-in-chief   To recover after the death of his beloved wife, Clément Gravel of Lévis, Que.—who, at…

Finding Peace One Piece at a Time

From Linda Priestley, Editor-in-Chief   Every Saturday afternoon for the past six years, Liza, her long-time friend Gaby, and their…

Smashing Stereotypes

From Linda Priestley, Editor-in-Chief   Often, in the collective imagination, people who reach 60 or 65— the traditional age of…

Don’t Let Age Stop You

From Linda Priestley, Editor-in-Chief   What does it mean to have lived many years? How do people see those with…

The Quiet Strength of Widows

From Linda Priestley, Editor-in-Chief   In her interview with journalist Caroline Fortin (Good Times, January-February 2025), author Louise Penny—whose books’…

Shelters Large and Small

From Linda Priestley, Editor-in-Chief   One warm and beautiful October morning, David looks out his bedroom window and sees the…