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Seeing Myself Where I Didn’t Used to Be: A Reflection on Empathy in the Museum

(now the ears of my ears awake and now the eyes of my eyes are opened) –e. e. cummings Recently I have been attending an Episcopal church where there are both men and women priests.  This is a new experience for one who has spent a lifetime in a church that is inclusive in many…

May 27, 2012 in the empathetic museum.

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