Tag: humility
A Religion for Heroes
A problem with Christianity — and shared by most great religions — is its perfection. The holiness of the call, the excellence of the commands, make it literally impossible to adhere. The standard of religion...
The Crusades, Haters, and Skipping the Key Word
It’s amazing how some folks are more prepared to defend the Crusades than acknowledge that the President of the United States had a point. I’ve sat in years and years of history, political science, and...
Dancing lessons from Pope Francis
On Monday, on a flight from Rio de Janeiro back to Rome, Pope Francis talked with reporters for over an hour. At one point, he was asked about the “gay lobby” in the Vatican and...