Laurence Freeman, OSB

There is, as we all know, personal sin. We all know our faults—or suspect them.

Experience is a stronger persuader than argument, and we act well to the degree that we see clearly.

The ecological dream is to produce new energy by reprocessing all waste.

We live continuously with a chasm between the haves and the have-nots, the healthy and the sick, the smart and the dull, the gorgeous and the ugly, the slim and the fat, the lucky and the cursed. It’s what we mean by “the world.”

The Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many It’s amazing how the Church can repeat these words of Jesus from a place of hierarchy and privilege.

We trust Jesus because of his suffering and its transcendent aftermath, and because he spoke from a passionate addiction to truth that is the only kind of addiction that sets us free.