listening to the voices of society and the still,silent, gentle voice within;
provides much confusion and non-realisation as to which way to go...

fortunately Michael Caseys new book is a gem:
Fully Human, Fully Divine: An Interactive Christology

this eloquent book traces an understanding of the human condition from the early church, the church fathers and thru the monastic writers and drops us right into the reality of today - spending too much time surfing the web, addictions of various types etc, all stitched together with useful quotes from the gospels, and at times useful quotes from the rabbinical midrash commentaries. This is a book to savour like an extremely elegant wine, sip and reflect, sip and reflect. It will be a book that will be a best seller for a number of years. Michael has obviously spent much time listening to the human condition of those who have sought his advice and has enveloped this current life into the life the gospels reveal of Jesus Christ in both his humanity and his divinity. Prepare to be wounded by this book on one page and then healed on the next! I LOVE IT!

on a similar vein ron rolheisers latest column is out:
conflicting voices.