Pilgrimage, Radicalization, and the Benedict Option

Rod and I have far more in common than not, and I am honored to call him a friend. He’s thoughtful, interesting, supportive, kind, humble, sincere, and fun to hang out with. Metaphysical and political differences should never, ever get in the way of friendship.

And yet those differences and divisions are what we’ve endured culturally and socially for the last 15 years, at least. We’ve mediated our friendships through metaphysical and political lenses, and we’ve all suffered. We’ve become lesser because we’ve misprioritized what matters: Virtue, kindness, decency.

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