To love and be loved
Whenever I groan within myself and think how hard it is to keep writing about love in these times of tension and strife, which…
Read MoreWhenever I groan within myself and think how hard it is to keep writing about love in these times of tension and strife, which…
Read MoreTo be human is to be animated and oriented by some vision of the good life, some picture of what we think counts as…
Read MoreTenderness is the path of choice for the strongest, most courageous men and women. Tenderness is not weakness; it is fortitude. It is the…
Read MoreWhat convinces masses are not facts, and not even invented facts, but only the consistency of the system of which they are presumably a…
Read MoreThe chief qualification of a mass leader has become unending infallibility; he can never admit an error. The assumption of infallibility, moreover, is based…
Read MoreIn our modern world the fascination of violence has become, through TV, magazines, movies, radio, etc., almost irresistible. There is now so much free-floating…
Read MoreThe 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…
Read MoreTo acknowledge privilege is the first step in making it available for wider use. Each of us is blessed in some particular way, whether…
Read MoreIt’s become almost fashionable in this cold, hard world that we find ourselves in to denigrate those of us who speak out for compassion,…
Read MoreOn my way to church Sunday, I heard an NPR story about a ministry to homeless youth in Seattle. The tables are set once…
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