Bishop Tobin on Not Being Able to Click Our Way to Holiness

"It occurred to me recently how often I push a button, flip a switch, or click an icon to navigate everyday life. It's become very automatic, mindless even, to push, flip or click - to turn off the alarm, open and close lights, adjust the heat, turn on the TV, surf channels, awaken the computer, engage the smart phone, browse the internet, check emails, brew coffee, pop the toaster, use the microwave, open the garage doors, and start the car. And that's all before 9:00 a.m. It's a pattern that lasts throughout the day."

In a recent commentary, Bishop Thomas J. Tobin, of the Diocese of Providence (RI), reflected on technology use in contemporary life making a number of tasks easier vis-à-vis the determined and concentrated effort required, using the grace given to us by God, to achieve holiness.

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The Imitation of Christ: You Can't Click Your Way To Holiness (25 FEB 21)