James Talarico

That something new and beautiful rises from those ashes.

So those three things, incarnation, crucifixion, resurrection, that's the pattern of the universe.

Again, just take religion out of it for a second.

Let's just think like a physicist or a biologist.

Creation, destruction, recreation.

I mean, that is the story of the physical universe.

It's the story of our lives, right?

That we are all headed toward a brick wall at the end of this, right?

There is birth, death, rebirth.

Hindus would say reincarnation, right?

This pattern of reality is something that's recognized across traditions.

I say all this in response to your question because...

All of us in our faith start off with order, disorder, and then reorder, if we get to that last step.

All of us kind of inherited a faith from our parents.

It was usually pretty stable.

We didn't ask any questions and it was comforting, right?

You were childish in the best sense of that word, innocent.

You grow up, you have experiences, you meet new people, you're exposed to new ideas.

Suddenly you start to question all those things that you were taught.

And now you have disorder, disillusionment, right?