People often speak of God being even-handed. God is not even-handed. God is biased, in favor of the weak, of the despised.

We must be ready to learn from one another, not claiming that we alone possess all truth and that somehow we have a corner on God.

Restorative justice says "No, the offense affected a relationship" and what you are seeking for is to restore the relationship, to heal the relationship.

Catharsis returns us to the purpose for which were originally intended - to be called by God to do good - and thus ultimately returns us to ourselves.

We can be human only together. A person is a person to other persons.

Mother Teresa, you could say many things about her, but certainly you would not say she was macho. Anything but.

You will find that the Bible, if you want it to, will justify many things. St. Paul had a very male chauvinistic view of women. He would say things like women must not talk in church, must cover their heads, they mustn't talk and must remember that it was a woman who first tempted and this whole mess started because women messed us up. So you can read it in such a way that it justifies polygamy.