Following Jesus in rejecting empire
I promise I will get around to answering that question, but let’s examine the question itself first. If you type “Why are Christians so” into various search engines, you will find that the results don’t finish the sentence with something positive, like “Why are Christians so loving?” Or “Why are Christians so merciful?” In fact,…
While we’d would like to think we’re open to considering other people’s opinions with an even hand, most of us, myself included, have generally landed on one side or another of the hotly contested issues of our day. People who are serious about their faith seem especially keen to take immovable positions on lots and…
I’m not talking about the silence of lambs being led to slaughter. I’m talking about all the quiet lambs looking on from the safety of open pastures. German Christians watched in silence for many years as the machinery of state terror was constructed, fueled and then set in motion. Of course, there will be some…
The quest for individual freedom is the quest to live in space. Alone. Untethered to others. I’d like to light my pipe in a restaurant after a fine meal, or in my office where the rumination of a pipe will help me to think a thing through. But I refrain. It is a reminder that…
Father Fitzpatrick and Brother Doyle are setting a few chairs out on the lawn in front of the Friary. The September breeze makes for pleasant weather to conduct an outdoor visit, and an ideal environment for little Fiona to keep herself occupied during the meeting. “I confess,” he says, “I didn’t expect to see all…