Kansas City Faith Blogger Talks Inevitable Change For Religious Traditions

An axiom for nearly every living thing on this planet . . .

ADAPT OR DIE.

Don't take that cruel tone casually . . . Adaptation is not without risk as wise souls understand that change doesn't necessarily equal progress and history is littered with nearly forgotten institutions and nations who chose the wrong path forward.

And so . . .

We're inclined to take notice of a progressive faith blogger and his insights regarding Catholic growing pains and evolving faith practices for all humans who strive to understand the eternal . . .

"The problem is that in so many traditions lots of people major in the minors, meaning they fight about things that should be open to change, things that are, in the end, negotiable. And that sucks energy away from the task of understanding what isn't negotiable and why it must be forever part of the tradition."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

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