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NEWS: Commentary: How we can harness, share compassion

NEWS: Commentary: How we can harness, share compassion

by Susan | Nov 26, 2020 | inspiration, News Stories

From the San Antonio Express-News, 26 November, 2020 By Dennis Slattery The word “compassion” entered the fringes of social discourse years ago and has now moved closer to the center of discussion for many. Etymologically, its history reaches back to ancient periods....
NEWS: Ayala: San Antonio becomes first city to develop ‘compassionistas’

NEWS: Ayala: San Antonio becomes first city to develop ‘compassionistas’

by Susan | Sep 13, 2020 | inspiration, News Stories

Elaine Ayala, San Antonio Express-News, September 12, 2020 A hint of fall this week gave us a reprieve, however temporary, from a summer that was long and hot and steeped in shared stress. No one in the United States was spared the effects of a mismanaged pandemic, a...
NEWS: Essential services — Worship has evolved amid the disruption of COVID-19, minister says

NEWS: Essential services — Worship has evolved amid the disruption of COVID-19, minister says

by Susan | May 10, 2020 | News Stories

By Peggy O’Hare STAFF WRITER San Antonio Express-News, 10 May, 2020, page H1 The Rev. Ann Helmke, a Lutheran minister who serves as the city’s liaison to its faith-based communities, discusses how churches and temples can best meet the needs of their congregations and...
COMMENTARY: On other side of this crisis, what will humanity be?

COMMENTARY: On other side of this crisis, what will humanity be?

by Susan | May 9, 2020 | inspiration, News Stories

By Ann Helmke FOR THE EXPRESS-NEWS May 9, 2020 page A13 Who are we in the midst of COVID-19? Sometimes I find myself imagining the God’s eye view of our human movement during these surreal times. The image is daunting and more than the eye of my heart can take in...
NEWS: San Antonio joined Compassionate and Sister Cities in prayer and in tears

NEWS: San Antonio joined Compassionate and Sister Cities in prayer and in tears

by Susan | Aug 13, 2019 | inspiration, News Stories

by Elaine Ayala Express-News, 13 August, 2019 Despite a searing noontime sun bearing down on the stone pavement between city council chambers and San Fernando Cathedral, about 100 people gathered Monday for prayer. The service drew Christians, Jews and Muslims. Among...
Father Ron Rolheiser: Christ’s call for true compassion is the goal of all religion

Father Ron Rolheiser: Christ’s call for true compassion is the goal of all religion

by Susan | Aug 11, 2019 | inspiration, News Stories

Published in the Express-News Faith section, 11 August, 2019 Dictionaries define compassion as a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering. What does it mean to offer...
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