Thomas Plante (@ThomasPlante) is the Augustin Cardinal Bea, SJ University Professor, professor of psychology and, by courtesy, religious studies at Santa Clara University and an emeritus adjunct ...

The world needs compassion now more than ever before—and it’s time to include it as a core company value. The idea that for someone to win, somebody else has to lose is a negative viewpoint, and ...

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Easter evening, after reading that Pope Francis had briefly met with Vice President J.D. Vance that day, my husband and I traded memories of Francis’ unique ministry. Warren remembered him washing the ...

What is compassion? In Japan, "compassion" refers to "family love for others." Many people love their families dearly. But do you love your employees, co-workers, and clients or patients as you love ...

Kindness doesn’t need a stage to shine—it changes the world quietly, one person at a time. These 12 stories highlight ordinary people whose compassion and empathy brought light into dark moments and ...

Compassion is more than being nice and can be viewed in many different ways. Philosophers, religious leaders and scientists from different parts of the world have all discussed the meanings of ...

Challenging times can make for some trying encounters. It’s when the going gets tough that the true value of having compassion for others and acting in kindness comes into sharp focus. We all know ...

The world moves fast. People rush past each other, caught up in their own problems. But sometimes, someone slows down. Someone chooses kindness. Someone does something small that shifts everything.

WHAT COMPASSION IS NOT Compassion, in my view, is neither empathy nor sympathy, but requires both. Empathy involves responding to another person's emotions with emotions that are similar. Sympathy ...