James Talarico

But I do think people are searching for it.

Have you ever seen a politics of love in the real world?

Oh, of course.

First, I think we should define what we mean by love.

Because I'm not talking about a sentimental feeling.

I believe love is a force as real as gravity.

The force that drew elements together together.

in the Big Bang, the force that drew life from those primordial oceans, the love that drew you and I to this exact moment and this exact conversation, you can call that the logos, you can call it the Christ mystery, you can call it God.

In fact, our scriptures say that God is love.

And love to me is the most powerful thing in the universe.

It is not weak.

It is not neutral.

It is not passive.

It doesn't paper over disagreement.

It sometimes provokes conflict in order to heal conflict.

I mean, I think back through American history, I think about labor organizers.

I think about civil rights marchers.

I think about farm workers.

You know, I think about the politics that made the New Deal possible.

Not saying there's not criticism on policy grounds, but the coalition...