When death visits the Amish, everything stops. A normally industrious family is stilled for a period of mourning. It begins the moment a loved one dies and extends until after the burial and repast.

Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Incredible forgiveness (Ann Curry, NBC anchor) Today, with tears in his eyes, a minister described to me seeing an Amish mother ...

More details about the Amish school shootings emerged Wednesday, with the Lancaster County deputy coroner revealing one of the victims had been shot nearly 20 times. But the Amish here are quick to ...