Category: Blog Post

I have a good friend who has cancer. She was diagnosed with breast cancer last fall, had 3 surgeries, and […]

We just watched the movie “Milk” this evening, and it occurred to me afterward what an appropriate thing this was […]

My New Year’s resolution might surprise some people. I resolve to be more empathetic. Yes, I am generally a pretty […]

I feel like there is a tsunami of religious intolerance sweeping the globe lately. In New York: The growing controversy […]

My son, Zack, sent me this e-mail in response to my query as to whether young people are really less […]

I read about a new study that claims that college kids are about 40% less empathetic than their counterparts 20 […]

Good news on the empathy front! New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow reports on the Gallup research organization’s findings […]

Are we required to have empathy for those who are evil? I recently watched the movie Hotel Rwanda. This is, […]

I was going to write about how the overwhelming response to the earthquake disaster in Haiti gives us clear evidence […]

I grew up with parents who were extremely empathetic– both toward others and toward us, my sisters, brother and me. […]

How difficult is it to live with family members who are unable to feel empathy for you or each other? […]

We all start life as sociopaths. Babies don’t much care that mommy is dead tired from getting up every two […]

The Henry Louis Gates incident is a situation crying out for an empathetic response. You have to ask yourself, if […]

Wanted: Supreme Court Justice. Must be empathetic and understanding. President Obama is going to appoint a replacement for David Souter, […]

I just read a newspaper article about an amazing organization that is fostering empathy between children of different cultures and […]

It was about 10 years ago, when I was volunteering in my son’s 6th grade classroom. It was Ramadan, and […]

I got to experience a little bit of empathy for what it feels like to be homeless recently. My church […]

It ‘s good to experience being in the minority sometimes, if you are usually of the majority. My childhood experience […]

I am a teacher. Various in-service opportunities are offered at our school. One day, a co-worker in the administration area […]

On Tuesday, January 20th, we were all brothers and sisters together as Barack Obama became our president. Everywhere, the tears […]