Candor Is Not The Enemy Of Love
By DONALD DeMARCO Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, in his book Strangers in a Strange Land: Living the Catholic Faith in a Post-Christian World, makes two most important points when he reminds all those who love life that “candor is not the enemy of love” and that “real hope begins in honesty.” Candor may disturb one’s complacency. It may seem rude and uninviting. Honesty, on the other hand, might be seen as a harbinger of the unacceptable. But there is more at stake in the world today than avoiding candor and honesty while acquiescing to the power elite. The avenues of communication must be repaired so that people can work together and so that civilization may flourish. The virtuous natures of…Continue Reading