When those we dislike or disagree with suffer, it feels complicated. There can be a reflexive sense of validation or numbness. But if we stay with it, something softer can arise: care. I call this ...

Daniel Kim ’15 wasn’t prepared for the international expertise he found on the Calvin campus when he first settled into his residence hall room as a new student. “I was surprised at the size of the ...

In 1859, Charles Darwin unveiled a theory of Evolution that shook the scientific world: the survival of the fittest, where nature thrives on ruthless competition and efficiency. This dog-eat-dog ...

Self-compassion is the ongoing practice of relating to yourself kindly and fairly. It is especially helpful during times of stress and suffering. Self-compassion is not kicking yourself when you’re ...

The 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, a revered spiritual leader and Nobel laureate, has championed peace and compassion ...

I have spent nearly my entire adult life battling cancer. The first three months of my marriage were confined to the sterile walls of a hospital room, enduring a bone marrow transplant. Over my 13 ...

At the Jaipur Literature Festival, Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi argued that compassion is a measurable force that can ...

In light of the recent assassination of Charlie Kirk and the aftermath, I am trying to understand how citizens of the greatest country in the world can be so cruel and heartless. Politics aside, this ...

Every day I wake up to one headline or another that breaks my heart. It could be the entire population in Gaza starving and terrorized or one immigrant who is lawfully here torn from his family and ...

THE CHILDREN of Rob and Michele Reiner broke their silence Wednesday, issuing a statement thanking the public for their support in the days since their brother was arrested on suspicion of murdering ...