MTV: Islam is not the enemy

My friend Eboo writes a piece for NPR on how to reach out to Jews during this most recent Eid al-Adha. I appreciate the sentiment, my daughter and his son are about the same age, and I think it is an important way to bridge the gap. Where I disagree is that this is an opportunity for inter-faith dialogue. In so far as religions share certain basic principles we can reach out, but the loss and horror of Mumbai is far more primal. His story highlights the more basic, human losses we share and support we need. It’s not about…

Why We Have Children. We have children because love overflows

McGinley Chair Fall Lecture | McGinley Chair Fall Lecture | Fordham. McGinley Chair Fall Lecture Fall 2015 Lecture Rejecting Hatred: Fifty Years of Catholic Dialogue with Jews and Muslims since Nostra Aetate