The otherness of John the Baptist, his wildness, was regarded as a sign of a privileged perspective on the intentions of the One whose thoughts and ways are so different from our own. Like the prophets before him, he was “set apart,” and heedless of the boundaries and obligations of the status quo.
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Lectionary: 7 Isaiah 35:1-6, 10 Psalm 146 James 5:7-10 Matthew 11:2-11 As we enter the Gospel...
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I never thought Paul Krugman would remind me of Socrates, but there you have it. In his November...
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A colleague recently brought to my attention this unfolding case in New Jersey: the state’s...
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Gospel justice is not so much a matter of balancing scales as it is rightly ordering attachments.
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