Mattie Stepanek first learned about Jimmy Carter when he was just 6 years old. While most kids his age might not be interested in a former U.S. president, Mattie was different. "He said, 'Mommy, he's ...

March 14, 2006 — -- Mattie J.T. Stepanek made a big impression on America and the world in his short life. The poet, philosopher and peacemaker died at 13 of dysautonomic mitochondrial myopathy, ...

This video is no longer available. “We have known kings and queens, and we’ve known presidents and prime ministers, but the most extraordinary person whom I have ever known in my life is Mattie ...

N E W  Y O R K, Nov. 16 -- Eleven-year-old Mattie Stepanek started writing poetry at the age of 3, in part to help him cope with the effects of a rare form of muscular dystrophy. Following are ...

WASHINGTON (ABC7) — Eighteen years ago, Oprah Winfrey introduced the world to an incredible boy named Mattie Stepanek, whose poetry and message of peace captured the hearts of millions. Mattie passed ...

Jeni Stepanek imagines it will be a comfort to sit and take in quiet sunsets at the nearby park named for her late son, Mattie. She hopes other people will find comfort there, too. Her son would have ...

Saturday the pathway through Mattie J.T. Stepanek Park, in King Farm, Rockville, was dotted with small white tents, the air was filled with music and a moon bounce lay wilted, waiting for the storms ...

- Credit: 2009 file photo The Mattie J.T. Stepanek Foundation wants the country to celebrate local hero and best-selling author Mattie Stepanek’s birthday by promoting and celebrating peace. The ...