“Unless you are tender to the utmost end of life you can’t help anyone.” – Jonathan Hanaghan

From “The Human Condition: A User’s Manual,” by Arnold Kunst

14 March

One sure-fire strategy to turn a cradle Catholic into an ex-Catholic: a fear-filled Catholic seeking to voice a concern that might inadvertently impinge on the delicate sense of personal integrity of the priest: “Father, what about X-Y-Z?” Priest: “I have two degrees in theology; how many do you have?”

Sure-fire.