Compassion : Living in the Spirit of St. Francis

What is compassion and how does it emerge in the human heart? What moves one to compassion? Can we learn compassion as a way of life? Can we let go of our fears to love more deeply? These are some of the questions that guide this little book on compassion pondered in an airport. It is not meant to be a great study or a comprehensive analysis of a virtue but an exploration into what expands the human heart for another―ultimately what unites. Compassion guides us through the life of St. Franc...