Dear Saint Mary Friends,
Monday was Martin Luther King Day. I am always amazed at his courage, clarity and conviction for the cause of civil rights and the inherent dignity of all life. But I’m also amazed about something more and more forgotten about Dr. King: that first and foremost he was a minister of the Gospel and a man of faith. It was his faith, that rock foundation, that impelled him to accomplish so much and to be so committed to non-violence as the only way to true progress, equality, peace, and human flourishing. I’m also concerned that his religious faith, his radical trust in God is more and more forgotten - and less and less a part of our civic life. We do well to have that and not political ideology or violence as our gods.
