One of my "favourites" (not Augustine): Thérèse notices a bishop was publicly and disappointingly indulgent, so the study edition tells a story of a boy at the rectory, hush money, shaming the kid about a dead parent, etc. to keep the event secret from the other parent. Published in 2005, wtaf.

With every bleet/post/whatever, this story just gets worse and worse. You handled this so well

In a decade in Southeast Asia, I definitely saw plenty of Buddhism being used both ways (as well as the third option of encouraging a chill but quasi-violent unconcern about structural violence). The degree of cognitive blockage met in explaining experiences to fellow Westerners is astounding...

This is a really nice complement to Gutiérrez' constant insistence on linking contemplation and gratuitousness.

This is good!

My head is obnoxiously woke this time of year!

Btw, this topic gets covered fairly well (esp. if you go looking for the parts on Creative Intuition and On the Grace and Humanity of Jesus elsewhere, too) and academically, incl. discussion of arguments and merits, in Jason West's 2025 book (The Christian Philosophy of Jacques Maritain)

There's little specifically on Buddhism in Lacombe (relatively speaking). More of an India-as-it-is-today guy. But as someone who lived in a Buddhist supermajority country, I found him, um, enlightening

Fwiw, I realize that Oliver Lacombe is slightly off the Islam-related radar, but he's the layperson India version of Br. André and might say related and useful things, too. There could be more spines in your future!

I love this book!

This is a step of Jubilee, this is a step of hope!

I think this explains a lot. Another issue, when it's not only a behaviour but also a community, is the (remembered) experience of having been outside, which makes the potential for exclusion, or not being considered a real part of the community, feel different. It, too, can be dealt with variously.

Within sight, anyway!