Lent calls us to reflect on sin – my sin, your sin, the nation’s sin, the Church’s sin, the world’s sin. Sin may seem attractive when we’re committing it, but afterwards we often would rather not think about it, examine it, nor humbly admit it. Because doing so brings us to the truth that our […]
Memorial Day in the U.S. is a time when Americans honor U.S. combatants killed in wars. It is a day of intense nationalism with lots of flag waving accompanied with a perceived need for military strength – even superiority. But with more than 1 million Americans who have lost their lives fighting in America’s many […]