Promiscuity, consumerism, obesity, narcissism, apathy, greed—these are just a few of the obvious displays of homo incurvatus in se in 21st-century America. These behaviors—or the consequences of them—are visible and often public. Even apathy is on display by the very lack of people showing up to meet a given need. But from a pastoral orContinue reading “Man Turned in on Himself, excerpt 6”
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Man Turned in on Himself, excerpt 5
How The Modern American Turns In On Himself: A Brief Overview Were Augustine to walk through malls of America he would come face to face with concupiscentia gone amok. Such is our disordered desire for “lower things.” Shoes and purses and berry-scented balms; entertainment systems that overshadow our ordinary lives with escapist fantasies; toys purchasedContinue reading “Man Turned in on Himself, excerpt 5”
