Father Holland, Thanks so much for coming to talk to us. Out of the classroom experiences are always a treat, but your talk was especially interesting because you discussed a lot of things relevant to my life.
For example, I am not a conflict avoider. Though I do not consider this a positive trait of myself, mainly because it can serve lethal when combined with some of my other personality traits, it is something I just naturally am. On the other hand, I feel as if I live in a very conflict avoider environment at a school with values based a lot in tradition. I see tradition as a sort of motivation and excuse to resist progressive and universally accepted change. If something is repeated too long it becomes expired and meaningless.
I think Faith in Action serves as a tool to avoid and fight habits that have put our local society in static state. Our city certainly has a lot of conflicts that need to be handled and a bridge between religions may just be the thing this city needs to promptly handle its issues.
C Huye
Cassie,
ReplyDeleteYour observation is a good one. As Fr. Holland taught us, change usually involves conflict, but the kind of change that Faith in Action is promoting begins with a foundation of common ground and builds outward. The conflict which will eventually come out of this process will be mollified by hard work at the front end, whereas if nobody works toward common goals, there will also be eventual conflict, but it will be much worse.
Deacon deGravelles