Solzhenitsyn on Evil
As I consider the state of Canada, America, the Church, the Body Politic, and my own heart, I am reminded of these words by Alexander Solzhenitsyn. “If only there were evil people somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds, and it were necessary only to separate them from the rest of us and destroy them. But the…
Continue readingConscience and Spirit
My conscience is broken. But then, so is yours. They are broken because our world is broken. When you grow up in a chicken coop you believe that a pecking order is natural. When you grow up in a world where Canadians are wealthy and Haitians are poor you believe that such a distribution of…
Continue readingA Lady of Little Faith
I have been reading The Brother’s Karamozov by Fyodor Dostoevsky.* It is a brilliant book that will generously reward any reader. You can expect to read a few blog entries dealing with insights from this book. Dostoevsky demonstrates remarkable knowledge of the human psyche in the chapter entitled “A Lady of Little Faith.” An elder…
Continue readingSelf-doubt
A healthy understanding of who we are and how others see us is a blessing. Consider these two quotes: “Self-doobt isna really so bad a thing, laddie,” said Duncan with a chuckle. “‘Tis what the Creator gives t’ keep us humble. So long as it doesna cripple ye an’ make ye so ye canna do…
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