Sightings Articles
The Bedrock of Civil Society? Mercy in the Face of Death
Death stalks the schools, cinemas, and churches of America. Not a day passes without some report of a madman killing innocent people and then turning his weapon on himself or cowardly fleeing the scene of the suffering he has sown. Most of the ti...
July 9, 2015
Religion Overwhelms in News
Sightings this week belongs to the “catching our breath” or “cleaning our glasses” category of columns. Note that for once it lists no sources or resources at the end. There are simply too many to cite. We cannot recall, in our sixteen years of “sigh...
June 29, 2015
What Can We Learn From the Charleston Shootings? Hard Choices Yield Great Rewards
In life, we are all faced with the opportunity to serve. It is at times a hard choice to make but those hard choices yield great rewards. Those rewards are mostly for others and not for ourselves. That's what service is all about. - Clementa Pin...