“We are keenly aware of what is at stake:  Families. Students. Careers. Community. Economic development. Shelter. Mental & physical health.  Literally life and death.  To only name a few within our collective futures. It is not only time to say STOP to the pain, harm and suffering – it is also time to say – There is a different way. Another path. And to do so on a collective scale.”

Mayor Ron Nirenberg
City of San Antonio

“Compassion impels us to dethrone ourselves from the center of our world and put another there, and to honor the inviolable sanctity of every single human being, treating everybody, without exception, with absolute justice, equity and respect.”

Charter for Compassion

“CIT has been a great way to connect people of faith and courage trying to foster compassion and peace in a world of tumult.  If more people could experience this the world would be a better place and we could help change the world.”

Pastor Julie Brenton Rowe
Chaplain, University Hospital

“The compassionate integrity training has helped me see the world with new eyes and to understand myself and others better.”

Dr. Sandra L. Guzman Foster
Assistant Professor,
University of the Incarnate Word

“Rooted in a principled determination to transcend selfishness, compassion can break down political, dogmatic, ideological and religious boundaries.”

Charter for Compassion 

“Bullying. Polarization. Domestic violence. Suicide. Safety & security in schools, in homes, in the work place. Poverty. Homelessness. Disrespect. Volatile anger. Alienation. Viral concerns. 

It is time. Long past time to say stop!”

Mayor Ron Nirenberg
City of San Antonio

“Compassionate Integrity Training has taught me to see the world through the lens of compassion.”

Jacqueline Walter
Director, Center for Women in Church and Society, Our Lady of the Lake University

“Compassionate Integrity Training has been like gentle rain helping seeds to break open and roots to grow within, bringing branches of hope, flowers of forgiveness, fruits of calm strength”

Sister Martha Ann Kirk, Th.D.,
University of the Incarnate Word

“Compassion in a School District of 90% Poverty.  The passion of the SAISD administration, teachers and staff has burst forth its compassion for our students and their families during this time of the coronavirus. SAISD has provided over 30,000 devices to our students to connect with their teachers for distance learning, along with up to 10,000 “Hot Spots” for those who have no internet connection.  In the light of food insecurity, the district is providing meals for students and children under children 18 and under. Compassion in action!”

Patti Radle, President
SAISD Board of Trustees

“I have had the privilege of taking the Compassionate Integrity Course over the past 12 weeks. In addition to the internal work, the interaction with others has deeply enriched the experience. The CIT process of combining Reflective Writing, Mindful Dialogue and Contemplative Journal Questions really helps to make the concepts  of compassion for self and others and within larger systems a way of thinking and a way of being. I am deeply grateful for this experience.”

Jan Olsen
Interfaith Welcome Coalition

“Who are we? We’re not Dallas, Houston, LA, Chicago — and we don’t want to be. We are San Antonians, San Antonianos. Open, collaborative, united, joyful, trusting and compassionate.”

Lionel Sosa
2020 San Antonio Peace Laureate
CEO, Yes! Our Kids Can

“At this time of global shock and transformation, it is important that we be ready to approach the people in our community with empathy and compassion. This course helps to bring an awareness as to how we can go about this, in practical ways, in our day-to-day lives. Together we learn that we have agency and we can have a positive impact on our world.“

Kerry McKeon
Graduate Research Assistant and PhD Student
UTSA

“Compassion Integrity Training equips us to be more compassionate with ourselves, and others, building resiliency and awareness to those in the world around us.  The participant will receive practical instruction on how to move from the theoretical to making a real-world impact.  In these unprecedented times, this extraordinary training can equip us to effectively help others, while ensuring we stay emotionally in touch with the impact of the suffering we see, and experience.“

Joe McKeon
Medical Director, Humana Military