Father Robert Sirico on Christmas civility
Father Robert Sirico on Christmas civility: ‘We need a little more corniness. I think we’ve become far too cynical’
The Acton Institute’s Father Robert Sirico shares his Christmas message.
Father Robert Sirico of The Acton Institute said people should reflect on opportunities for peace in the midst of «very contentious circumstances,» during a «Your World» interview that aired Christmas Day.
Sirico, also the pastor of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in Grand Rapids, Mich., used the birth of Jesus Christ in a manager as an example of focusing on the important things during chaotic events, adding that it’s easy to lose track of what’s really important.
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«It’s very easy to forget about it because we get so caught up with the details that we lose the big picture of what the meaning of life is,» Sirico told Payne. «I’ve often thought that the greatest consolation I have in times of distress is thinking of history.»
Payne asked Sirico about the notion that «thoughtfulness» was «corny,» prompting to Sirico to say that people have become too «cynical.»
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«In society these days, that sort of thoughtfulness is, some frown upon it as being corny and misplaced,» Payne said.
«That’s true. I think we need a little more corniness. I think we’ve become far too cynical,» Sirico responded. «We doubt our own selves, and I think if Christmas points us to anything, it’s that star that leads us to the one who gives us the meaning of our own existence.»