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Right — and the wrongness of individual gain
Our sense of what is right is linked to our sense of responsibility. This doesn’t always lead to the best decisions or expectations.
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Seeing—knowing is a matter of focus
People always want to know what the right thing to do is. Because we feel lost. And we aren’t sure what to do.
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What we really want when we want to do the right thing
There is a reason we often struggle to know what the right thing to do is in a situation. We don’t like the pain of it.
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Perspective: seeing things in different ways
We love the idea of broadening our perspective. Because we know we all see things differently. We also still love being right.
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Faithful—doing right when everything seems wrong
The challenge of doing “right” is not so much in knowing, but in dealing with the sense of many rights. And which is most “good.”
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More Division (Proper 16C)
In this week’s gospel, we’re dealing with more division—and getting a different take on what that means for us.
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Always looking for the right thing
What is the right thing to do? Always the question. Strangely never really solved. Because it is never the only question.