I think we yearn to reconcile our modern surroundings with the Faith. There are so many expressions of this in modern life and so many points at which rationalizations stop the yearning. It shows how faithless modern thought is and how centered on the self.
“‘…a velvet demolition of his belief that mankind can evolve to perfection.’
I think we yearn to reconcile our modern surroundings with the Faith. There are so many expressions of this in modern life and so many points at which rationalizations stop the yearning. It shows how faithless modern thought is and how centered on the self.
“‘…a velvet demolition of his belief that mankind can evolve to perfection.’
If salvation is a function of perfectibility, what does this imply about the lame, the weak, the befuddled, and the oppressed?”
So well said! O’Connor knew better, that there is a struggle, not a reconciliation. But then hasn’t there always been? That is a sign of true Hope.
I want to see the movie but am just waiting to see the spin, whatever it may be.
I think we yearn to reconcile our modern surroundings with the Faith. There are so many expressions of this in modern life and so many points at which rationalizations stop the yearning. It shows how faithless modern thought is and how centered on the self.
“‘…a velvet demolition of his belief that mankind can evolve to perfection.’
If salvation is a function of perfectibility, what does this imply about the lame, the weak, the befuddled, and the oppressed?”
So well said! O’Connor knew better, that there is a struggle, not a reconciliation. But then hasn’t there always been? That is a sign of true Hope.
I want to see the movie but am just waiting to see the spin, whatever it may be.