Anne Gardner

Kevin Nickerson's work as LA Rams chaplain happens "when you walk through the locker room, when you hug them up, when you sit outside on the golf cart and one of the players sits down next to you."

Commentary: Fr. Mychal Judge, chaplain to the New York City Fire Department, was killed on Sept. 11, 2001. He was subsequently classified as "Victim 0001," a fateful first in a day mired in tragedy. He remains a beacon for all of us.

Perspective: Gilded trophies and money aside, "Tapestry" retains its iconic status, now 50 years later, for one reason and one reason only — King herself.

Commentary: I count myself fortunate to have met Jane Goodall. We crossed paths a few years ago, when she came to Phillips Andover as part of a speaker series. I couldn't take my eyes off her. Nor could anyone else.

Perspective: In 1969 Boston, a derelict four-story brick building was reimagined by Paul Sullivan and Jim Buckley as a shelter for homeless men. The Pine Street Inn offered its 200 daily guests "a hot and a cot." And, as it turns out, egg salad sandwiches.

Commentary: In the middle of an otherwise nondescript residential street, the red-brick edifice of Boston Carmel peeks out from behind its protective wall.