Being Human

This age of anarchy and autonomy denies all forms of unity. It lauds the rejection of "organized religion" as an enlightened, sensible, even pious action. It praises those who are "spiritual" while rabidly attacking those who are "religious." Yet religion is nothing more than the exterior expression of interior spirituality. It is the acknowlegement of the inadequacy of our common humanity in terms of common truth about a shared reality under a common God. It takes much humility to admit that, while our individuality is precious, we are not so very isolated and exclusive as we sometimes seem to think.