Why the autonomous revolution needs comparative religion more than another ethics framework In 1236, the government of Korea was living on an island. Five years earlier, Mongol cavalry crossed the northern border, forcing King Gojong’s court to leave the mainland capital for Ganghwa, a tidal island safe from the horsemen. On the mainland, the invaders... Continue Reading →
The Square Is Empty. The Method Is Not.
I am writing this from an American Perspective: Why now is the moment to carry Cardijn’s vision beyond the walls of YCW and YCS. On the morning of 25 August 1957, thirty-two thousand young workers filled the piazza in front of St Peter's. They came from mines and mills, shop counters and shipyards, from Belgium, Brazil,... Continue Reading →
“Gun Thy Neighbor:” Merton, Fear, and the Peace We Refuse to Practice
In August 1961, Time magazine ran a brief piece on religion with a headline that could have permeated through our culture, but instead faded away: “Gun Thy Neighbor?” This unfolded during the backyard fallout shelter craze. Berlin was in crisis, the Soviets were preparing for new atmospheric tests, and American families were digging shelters into their lawns. Time quoted... Continue Reading →
Reading Merton the Way We Read Scripture: Hermeneutics, Exegesis, and the Work After Fourth and Walnut
Anyone who has studied the Bible knows the difference, even if they rarely say it directly. Hermeneutics is the theory of interpretation: the principles, assumptions, and rules that guide how we approach a text. Exegesis is what happens when those principles are applied to a real passage and put to work—this verse, this word, this... Continue Reading →
The Middle Verb And the Missing Link
Why Judge is the step every method skips — and how a physicist accidentally built the tools for it: Think of Joseph Cardijn and Eliyahu M. Goldratt as the key link for making the best decision. Just a note: In my experience, the “judge” phase is where people struggle, even when using scripture, tradition, CST,... Continue Reading →
Go a Little Way Outside the City
What the Cappadocians — and Thomas Merton — Knew About What Faith Owes the World In the winter of 368, the rains failed across Cappadocia, in what is now central Turkey. Crops withered, grain disappeared into the warehouses of speculators waiting for prices to climb, and people experiencing poverty in Caesarea began to starve. Basil,... Continue Reading →
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