Human Flourishing

How Not to be a Sectarian: Ten (Not So) Easy Practices

How Not to be a Sectarian: Ten (Not So) Easy Practices

“A sectarian is one who defends everything his party holds or that will help his party, and opposes all that his party does not hold or that will injure the strength and popularity of his party. The partisan takes it for granted everything his party holds is right, and everything the other party holds is wrong and to be opposed…. He sees no good in the other party. He sees no wrong in his own party…”

25 Lessons (Re)Learned in 2017

25 Lessons (Re)Learned in 2017

Be direct… Fight. Conflict. Avoidance. It is stunning what my sons will tell me. Journal in the third person. Transparency is not required at all times. Envision them in a hospital gown. “Be the board.” Make up a good story. Broken friendships can be renewed. Integrity may demand compartmentalizing. A loss of temper is akin to getting drunk. Default to gratitude…