Compassion is not sympathy. Compassion is mercy. It is a commitment to take responsibility for the suffering of others.


Seeing with Our Souls: Monastic Wisdom for Every Day (ed. 2002)

Joan Chittister Quotes

Compassion is not sympathy. Compassion is mercy. It is a commitment to take responsibility for the suffering of others.

Compassion is not sympathy. Compassion is mercy. It is a commitment to take responsibility for the suffering of others.

Compassion is not sympathy. Compassion is mercy. It is a commitment to take responsibility for the suffering of others.

Compassion is not sympathy. Compassion is mercy. It is a commitment to take responsibility for the suffering of others.