The Little Friar

We  live in an age in which we are more globally interconnected than ever before in the history of the world.  Communication and travel take place at incredible speeds.  We can video chat or call acquaintances all over the world.  But in this same moment of history, it's harder and harder to know our next door neighbors.  Intimate relationships with others seem impossible as everyone is pulled in a dozen directions.  Our lives are fragmented into a number of different relationship networks, and our relationships remain shallow.  The outcome?   Loneliness .   Loneliness isn't just a cultural phenomenon.  It isn't new.  Loneliness is as old as sin itself.  Because we can't escape the shame of our sin and because we all fear the ways others can sin against us, it's natural for us to shrink back from relationships.  Even when we do form friendships, sin often destroys them and brings separation.  Witness Facebook and the ...