pay it forward

A Lafayette, Louisiana Catholic group is hosting an event featuring Passion of the Christ and Sound of Freedom star Jim Caviezel in April. Tickets are going fast.

Keyondra New has found a way to surprise restaurant servers who have been struggling so much this year

Today is national #GivingTuesday, a day devoted to helping people. There are no rules about who to help, or how to help. The point is to just do something, in someway. This can be an overwhelming task when trying to figure what you want to do, so I've put together 8 simple ways to make a difference today.

Matthew Jackson died way too soon at the age of 28. He may not have been famous, but his death is being mourned by thousands.

Leona Sue's will be out between 7:30 and 8:00 am October 7, 2015, on the corner of Old Spanish Trail and Alfred Street to hand out the flowers.

Here's a very nice "pay it forward" moment: on a commuter train, a man buys all of a vendor's roses, and then makes her promise to give them away to other people.

It was a grande-sized act of generosity.

I was scrolling through Facebook this morning when I came across a post by an acquaintance of mine, who happens to be a Wounded Warrior.  His friend, also a soldier who was wounded in battle, showed a true, simple act of kindness....

After all the ugliness from this past week, this is a great story to remind us just how great people can be.

A man known for paying for others' meals got a surprise when he returned to a Boston restaurant three years after paying it forward.

It all started when a customer at a Tim Horton's coffee shop in Winnipeg, Canada decided to spread some holiday cheer by also footing the bill for the next customer in line. But instead of putting their money away, the customer who just got free coffee chose to use the cash on the next person in line. And, suddenly, an epic "pay it forward" chain had begun.

I noticed on my Facebook feed today that one of my friends and former classmates posted this as her Facebook status this afternoon:

I have a 'Pay It Forward' challenge for you... next time you buy something out of a vending machine, leave the change in the coin slot. Give the next person to come along a little anonymous gift. It's a very small act, but I'll bet it makes somebody feel good...