To love and be loved
byWhenever I groan within myself and think how hard it is to keep writing about love in these times of tension and strife, which…
Some vision of the good life
by the daily asteriskTo be human is to be animated and oriented by some vision of the good life, some picture of what we think counts as…
Tenderness
by the daily asteriskTenderness is the path of choice for the strongest, most courageous men and women. Tenderness is not weakness; it is fortitude. It is the…
Coincidence into consistency
by the daily asteriskWhat convinces masses are not facts, and not even invented facts, but only the consistency of the system of which they are presumably a…
Predictions come true
by the daily asteriskThe chief qualification of a mass leader has become unending infallibility; he can never admit an error. The assumption of infallibility, moreover, is based…
Causality and responsibility
by the daily asteriskIn our modern world the fascination of violence has become, through TV, magazines, movies, radio, etc., almost irresistible. There is now so much free-floating…
Every word and every deed
by the daily asteriskThe thought of God’s life flowing through us is a lofty one…. It is as we serve our neighbors—our family, friends, and acquaintances—that the…
Acknowledge privilege
by the daily asteriskTo acknowledge privilege is the first step in making it available for wider use. Each of us is blessed in some particular way, whether…
Fragile snowflakes
by the daily asteriskIt’s become almost fashionable in this cold, hard world that we find ourselves in to denigrate those of us who speak out for compassion,…
What word to bring for Easter?
by Peter Freedman-DoanOn my way to church Sunday, I heard an NPR story about a ministry to homeless youth in Seattle. The tables are set once…