Catholic News Agency, Seoul
Faith is empathetic and not superficial, Pope Francis tells Asian bishops. Christian identity should not be formalistic and characterized by easy answers to hard questions
“We cannot engage in real dialogue unless we are conscious of our own identity,” he said.
“Nor can there be authentic dialogue unless we are capable of opening our minds and hearts, in empathy and sincere receptivity, to those with whom we speak.”
Atheists and agnostics are more driven by compassion to help others than are highly religious people, a new study finds… “Overall, we find that for less religious people, the strength of their emotional connection to another person is critical…
The connection between the face and ethical behavior is one of the exceedingly rare instances in which French phenomenology and contemporary neuroscience coincide in their conclusions. A 2009 study by Marco Iacoboni, a neuroscientist at the Ahmanson-Lo…
In a study to be published in Psychological Science, researchers from Aarhus University and the University of Copenhagen demonstrate that brain cells in what is called the mirror system help people make sense of the actions they see other people p…
Will be webcast live! ‘March 23, 2012, 9 am-4:30 pm International House, UC Berkeley CampusThis day-long seminar will offer strategies for cultivating self-compassion and reducing stress in yourself and others. It will be led by Dr. Kristin Neff, a pio…
