“History is driven, over the long haul, by culture - by what men and women honor, cherish, and worship; by what societies deem to be true and good, and by the expressions they give to those convictions in language, literature, and the arts; by what individuals and societies are willing to stake their lives on.” MenGivingLongArtCultureLiteratureIndividualLanguageWillingExpressionHonorWorshipMen And WomenConvictionDrivenBeing TrueCherishStakesHaulLong HaulIndividuals And Society Book:The Cube and the Cathedral: Europe, America, and Politics Without God Source: The Cube and the Cathedral: Europe, America, and Politics Without God
“The real challenge the rich young man faced was not just giving up his possessions, but giving up himself. The last command Jesus says ("Come, follow me") is the one that we so often overlook and think that he must have left Jesus simply because he liked his green bills.” ThinkingMenGivingRealLastsYoungJesusLeftChallengesRichGiving UpGreenBillsPossessionCommandYoung ManFollow Me Author:George Weigel
“The most enduring of the false narratives is that the signature phrase of the early pontificate - "Who am I to judge?" - was a matter of the pope jettisoning millennia of Catholic moral teaching. It was not. It was a specific response to the circumstances of a man who had repented and was trying to live an upright life.” MenTryingMatterMoralTeachingJudgingCircumstancesCatholicResponseEndureNarrativePhrasesPopeSignatures Author:George Weigel
“The pope [Francis] speaks with great passion about the shame we should all feel when, as he puts it, "a man does not have the dignity of earning bread for his family," but is turned into a peripheral person, a welfare client, a dependent.” MenFeelsShouldPersonsDoePassionSpeakDignityShameBreadWelfareDependentClientsPopeEarningGreat Passion Author:George Weigel
