NASHVILLE — A kid can pick up some handy information in Catholic school. A kid can pick up some not-so-handy information in Catholic school, too, but let’s save that discussion for another essay. One of the most useful things Catholic school taught me is the fundamental structure of apology. We nurture wrongheaded notions because they make us feel a little bit better about our imperfect selves. We live in the Age of Outrage, a time when any public act of poor judgment is met with public fury.

Source: New York Times June 04, 2018 09:45 UTC