On April 20, 2017, the Louisville Islamic Center – the oldest mosque in Louisville – was renamed the Louisville Islamic Center of Compassion, with Karen Armstrong, an author of many books on religion, ...

Words have a powerful influence on children. What we say and the words we use impact their thinking, emotions, and behavior. Early in children’s lives, emotions and behavior are the dominant forces ...

Compassion is a powerful moral emotion—it moves us to care for the suffering of others, and enables us to live cooperatively with one another. Yet we live in a society of constant connection, in which ...

I’m amazed at the misguided Christian teaching that is being used to justify illegal acts. Emotion and offense are the motivating forces in contemporary society; common sense and logic are unearthed ...

Developing the capacity for compassion and sharing is a huge challenge for young children. Because they are still in an egocentric stage of development, they lack the awareness of and empathy toward ...