I cannot believe that the NYT published this opinion piece on the birthday of the United States. Why I Don’t Vote In this flippant article, Matthew Walther writes off the concept of civic duty as relativism and argues that not voting is okay because abstaining is just as expressive as casting a ballot. WHAT? All this just days after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of a former president’s quest for immunity!
Finished reading: All the Kingdoms of the World by Kevin Vallier 📚
In this critique of anti-liberal ideologies - primarily Catholic integralism - Vallier presents arguments for (history, symmetry) and against (transition, justice).
I love the note on which he ends.
This is what it means to be a liberal: to pursue the ever-present possibility of peace.
Amen.
Here’s a link to my favorite local iconographer: kellylatimoreicons.com/blogs/new…
I am particularly drawn (pun not intended) to the series of Holy Family / Nativity renderings. They are spot on & a great tool for reflection.
In thanksgiving for the life and service of John Lewis.