Articles by Mary Foulke
The Reverend Dr. Mary Foulke is the Senior Associate at the Church of St. Luke in the Fields, and serves as Chaplain at St. Luke's School. Dr. Foulke is a graduate of Earlham College, Union Theological Seminary (New York) and Columbia University (Ed.D.). She joined the clergy staff at St. Luke's in 2002 and currently oversees Outreach programs, children’s religious education, seminarians, and communications, in addition to participating in liturgical and pastoral leadership.
by Mary Foulke
Sympathy and compassion are related, however, sympathy is more a feeling whereas compassion is both feeling and action. The author uses 2 Samuel, dealing with King David, to flesh out the differences between the two emotions; Jesus was a constant example of a life devoted to compassion for humankind. This intriguing article offers many insights useful to clergy.
