In thought and Faith, we’ve heard how love’s defined:to take another, all in all, and willjust as God sees; as if—oneself resigned—some plan above, negation could fulfill. But union calls for man to take his wife as his own flesh; other, now not apart. A promise made to build a common life: to hold humility—onlyContinue reading “To Love”
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Two Anecdotes About Family
When at the hospital for the birth of our son, I remember being unsettled by the fact that much of the medical staff kept referring to me as my wife’s “birthing partner.” This label struck me as deflating the stakes and investment I had (and have) in both my wife and child, and I likelyContinue reading “Two Anecdotes About Family”
Out of the Mouths of Babes
For A. J. S. In his Confessions, St. Augustine of Hippo articulates his well-known though questionable understanding of babies: he attributes to them a sinfulness and malice that has caused many readers to accuse the African Bishop of lacking compassion and sensitivity for human infancy. A friend of mine has, however, tried to persuade meContinue reading “Out of the Mouths of Babes”
Hoping for Clarity 