There are few innovations that compare with Facebook when it comes to no-waiting-required social feedback, particularly the type of feedback that identifies your considerable character flaws in graphic detail. Dare to suggest a popular plan of action might suffer from flaws…
Coercive Healthcare Legislation
December 20, 2009 by |
St. Francis frequently admonished his friars to eschew domination and coercion. Thus, I was surprised when the Franciscan Action Network (FAN) recently endorsed coercive aspects of healthcare legislation.
Resurrection Politics and Rules for Radicals
In this and the two posts that follow, I take a closer look at liabilities that accrue when Franciscans turn to political activism. This critique was written as a contemplative exercise, an attempt to understand the role best suited to the charism of Francis.