Religion’s communal impulse

By Roland Merullo | Monday, August 6, 2007 | The Boston Globe

“…It was fascinating to me, amidst the familiar ritual of the Mass, to see the panoply of humanity there on display in St. Abbondio’s: young children fidgeting and their parents trying to keep them still; old people struggling to stand or sit; teenagers whispering secrets; and a young man with Down syndrome going around and happily shaking 20 or 30 hands during the sign of peace, while the rest of us turned self-consciously to our neighbor and offered only the briefest of greetings….”…BS

http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2007/08/06/religions_communal_impulse?mode=PF

 

 

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One Response to “Religion’s communal impulse”

  1. Ian Alterman said:

    Absolutely lovely.

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