Thought for the Day
- Donald R. McClarey
Donald R. McClarey
Cradle Catholic. Active in the pro-life movement since 1973. Father of three, one in Heaven, and happily married for 43 years. Small town lawyer and amateur historian. Former president of the board of directors of the local crisis pregnancy center for a decade.
Families, would we do without them? TBTG.
Don:
Chesterton’s point also. He extends the idea in an essay called (I think) “The Pub and the Club” to an ordinary neighborhood vs an “intentional community”.
Chesterton says this about neighbors and relatives: there’s a reason the great religions don’t preach loving humanity. That’s too broad and abstract. It’s the people who accidentally enter our lives, either by moving next door or being born into our family, that make love so challenging and enriching.
Tom: he also goes into this in his essay “On Certain Modern Writers.” I will check out “The Pub and the Club “, thanks!