Fritz a wonderful lesson – and esp. reading has a flow I found encompassing. If only …….. yes we can…
Weekly lessons in theology and public life • Since 2011
Tag: Courtesy and Respect
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Lesson 5: Hitting the Bottom?
Read MORE: Lesson 5: Hitting the Bottom?The pope’s latest encyclical “Magnifica Humanitas” is subtitled “On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence.” That is what the rules of civility do. They provide guidelines for safeguarding the human person. To be civilized is to…
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Lesson 4: Accountability
Read MORE: Lesson 4: AccountabilityDuring this series, readers reported on the loss of civility in driving, sports, and especially social media. Last week I focused on public and private conversation. All observed that a change had taken place. There is less decency today than…
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Lesson 2: The Rules
Read MORE: Lesson 2: The RulesThe first and the last of George Washington’s “Rules for Civility and Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation” pretty much capture the spirit of the other 108. Number 1 is “Every action done in company ought to be with some…
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Lesson 1: Rules of Civility
Read MORE: Lesson 1: Rules of CivilityI became fascinated with rules of civility when reading Amor Towles’ book of the same name. One of the main characters tries to make it in Manhattan by using George Washington‘s “Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior in Company and…
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So forgiveness pre-requires understanding the mistakes of the past? here hear re this opposing this me-first, America-first, white-first, male-first approach>…
An extremely timely topic. Thanks, Fritz!