You can’t force forgiveness. A case study involving infidelity reveals how self-compassion unlocked true emotional healing and growth.

SAN DIEGO — Donovan State Prison is the next stop on the map for the Compassion Prison Project, a nonprofit geared toward promoting trauma-informed communities inside prisons. CBS 8 spoke with the ...

In "The Art of Happiness," the Dalai Lama describes compassion as a mental attitude that’s guided by “a sense of commitment, responsibility, and respect towards the other.” When those three ...

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 ...

Compassion collapse is not a sign of character deficiency. It is an indication that engagement with charged material requires ...

Scroll down for a transcription of this episode. Compassionate dialogue isn’t just about talking and listening—it's a meaningful way to bridge divides, cultivate belonging, and reimagine education as ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Ever since I was introduced to mindfulness, I have contemplated the image of the monk spending his days meditating in a cave deep in the foothills of the Himalayas. It seems like enlightenment might ...

A few days after my dad flew to Salt Lake City from California, he developed a small cough and fatigue, and then started getting fevers. At that time in late February and early March, we were only ...

I WAS A YOUNG PASTOR in my first parish, and a family in the church was nursing a dying grandmother. I did not visit the family. I wasn’t lazy, I was scared. I didn’t know what to do. I didn’t know ...

Picture this: It is a normal Tuesday evening. You are coming home from a late dinner with friends after work when, on a lonely road near your house, you run over a nail in the road, blow out a tire ...

We live in a period of unprecedented political conflict where it takes tragedy to achieve unity. In the age of social media, every voice is amplified and each malicious opinion only further extends ...