The media have made much of the new Bishop of Rome and his uncharacteristic way of being the Pope. He lets children sit on his papal chair, he embraces disfigured men, and he generally refuses to enjoy the customary luxuries of the papacy. The Guardian went so far as to call him the “un-Benedict,” in reference to his more traditional predecessor. Continue reading
CHOCOLATE-COVERED STRAWBERRIES!
I had an English teacher who told me that most writers lose their reader within the first paragraph, so you need to start off with a good hook. Did it work?
Anyway, an issue that began two years ago at my alma mater has begun to dominate public discourse at the school (and even in national news). I want to talk about that particular case, but I also hope to address the deeper societal illness of which this issue is but one symptom. As a culture, we are quickly arriving at a state in which our identity as progressive or conservative defines not only our worldview, but also our relationships, our religion, and our ability to function in community. And I don’t like it.
Life Reconciling 