From Where I Stand

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Land of the free, home of the self-centered

Sep 17, 2020

From Where I Stand: Where other countries have made a distinction between pathological individualism and the common good, we are still burying our dead, closing our schools, straining our hospitals and destroying our economy.

The mortal end of truth: when leadership becomes nothing but lies

by Joan Chittister

Aug 20, 2020

From Where I Stand: Since honesty as a prerequisite of character has apparently ceased to be an issue for the electorate at large, have we, as a moral nation, already collapsed? Do we have only lies to live by?

Hobson's choice or a new beginning

by Joan Chittister

Jul 30, 2020

From Where I Stand: Accountability, example, equality, adaptation, care and a personal sense of responsibility direct the leader's leadership style. They're not the values taught in business schools maybe. But they make human beings of us all.

Ten commandments for a pandemic moment in American history

by Joan Chittister

Jul 9, 2020

From Where I Stand: Two pandemics have struck at once: one physical, one political, but we have managed to braid the two.

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Land of the free, home of the self-centered

The mortal end of truth: when leadership becomes nothing but lies

Hobson's choice or a new beginning

Ten commandments for a pandemic moment in American history

Blind to equality yet?

Racism is the temptation white people have yet to overcome

Is it news or propaganda, and how do we know?

What are we looking for? Power or leadership?

Principles for a pandemic

You shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free. Really?

Be you either hot or cold: Jesus' words, not mine

Disavowal: Some promises should not be forever

It's time for our biases to grow

I'd be skeptical if I were you

Anger: A virtue for our time, because silence is not working

St. Benedict's 12th step is the challenge to become humility itself

The 11th step: What we say, and how we say it, defines us

St. Benedict's 10th step of humility: When is funny not funny?

St. Benedict counsels a little less talk, a little more thought

St. Benedict's eighth step of humility: to grow, not to fossilize

Acceptance of inferiority and the freedom it brings

Step 6: It is possible to be contented even with disappointments

The self-revelation that makes us new again

Society profits from the power of patience

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