How to Respond to the Catholic Sexual Abuse Scandal

How to Respond to the Catholic Sexual Abuse Scandal

“Sometimes all you can do is to put your mouth to the dust and wait.” That’s a counsel from the Book of Lamentations and, while perhaps not the best response to the recent revelations of clerical sexual abuse and cover-up in the Roman Catholic Church, it seems the...
Why Too Little is Almost Always Better Than Too Much

Why Too Little is Almost Always Better Than Too Much

Too little is almost always better than too much. My children probably didn’t appreciate me mentioning it so much, but from time to time I would remind them of this. That saying was not in harmony with the “Zeitgeist,” the spirit of the age, in which we were living...