The test of our progress
But here is the challenge to our democracy: In this nation I see tens of millions of its citizens—a substantial part of its whole…
Read MoreBut here is the challenge to our democracy: In this nation I see tens of millions of its citizens—a substantial part of its whole…
Read MoreAnyone too undisciplined, too self-righteous or too self-centered to live in the world as it is has a tendency to “idealize” a world which…
Read MoreCities, it occurred to me, are physical manifestations of our deepest beliefs and our often unconscious thoughts, not so much as individuals, but as…
Read MoreListen to your life. See it for the fathomless mystery it is. In the boredom and pain of it no less than in the…
Read MoreOur responsibility as humans is to transform our suffering in order to transform the suffering of those around us. Thich Nhat Hanh Creating True…
Read MoreOptimists may be willing to believe in the promise, perennially made to inner-city residents by promoters of development, that a community of racially mixed…
Read MoreWhat is the task before us? It is as large as life itself, and remains so even when times of crisis or war narrow…
Read MoreI feel absolutely confident that the biblical understanding of “economic equality,” or equity, demands at least this: God wants every person, or family, to…
Read MoreThe world would be better off if people tried to become better, and people would become better if they stopped trying to become better…
Read MoreThe center’s punishment for disobedience can be crushing. What usually happens as a result is that an inordinate amount of talent, energy and time is…
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