He regarded himself as “an administrator of this property for the sake of the poor,” coming close to emptying the treasury. This release of wealth and material goods to the poor was not seen to be charitable, nor lauded as gratuitous kindness. Instead, it was an act of return as those who give, “must be admonished to acknowledge that they have been appointed by the heavenly Lord to be the dispensers of temporal means, and to display their humility the more, inasmuch as they realize that what they dispense belongs to others.”

“If we can never be certain of being ‘in the truth’, we should treat all solutions to problems, particularly in the field of politics, as provisional. The idea of a Utopia is positively dangerous…”

"We can escape from these dehumanizing systems. The way ahead will be found by those who are unwilling to be constrained by the apparently all-determining forces and structures of the Industrial Age. Our freedom and power are determined by our willingness to accept responsibility for the future." - Ivan Illich

God is sending Elijah to unlearn power. Charity can be a path to control.

“When generosity becomes separated from receptivity, it tends toward imperialism.” - Romand Coles

Blessed are they who can learn guesthood.

White Americans find it as difficult as white people elsewhere do to divest themselves of the notion that they are in possession of some intrinsic value that black people need, or want.

“Nearly everywhere – often even when dealing with purely technical problems – instead of thinking, one merely takes sides: for or against.”

“He was crucified under Pontius Pilate…”

I'm excited to announce my latest EP, Voyage.

Bishop: Is it your will that N. be ordained a priest?

“The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain.” - Longfellow

I held you in my arms today and cried while I hugged you. Not because of any broken thing…