Suffer, Children

If we poor fallible human beings are capable of doing anything Christlike, it is feeding the hungry, tending the sick, comforting the lonely. Yet Trump recently cut federal funding for the country’s charitable programs. They are wasteful, he told us. They do not fulfill his policies, which alone express the will of the American people. That came as a surprise to the American people. Continue reading

Equality! Fraternity! Macaroni!

School lunchtime. Anyone remember that? At a signal, scores of children spill out of classrooms into the hallway to storm the lunchroom. But what’s this? At the cafeteria entrance, one girl is coaxed out of line and told to wait outside. But she’ll miss her lunch, she points out. She’s not to get any, she is informed. Continue reading