In This Together

Fr. Matthew

I think that, in many ways, this virus is here as our teacher.  The nightmare of capitalism tells us to continually be on the go - to work, produce, stay busy.  But the virus is asking us to slow down, unplug, and be.  The nightmare of consumer culture tells us that healthcare is a product and a privilege for those who can afford it; the virus is telling us that it must be a right for all people. The nightmare of nationalism tells us to fend for ourselves and look out for our own; the virus is reminding us that we're all in this together, as one planet and one human family.

Homily March 15, at St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church, New York

[I attended an online streaming Mass yesterday, with Fr. Laurence Freeman. I heard several inspiring things, like this: "This time and situation is very real, but do we have to take it as more real than the true center where we dwell?"]