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Re: Wednesday, July 21, 2004
I read Hendra's book Father Joe and it really is a well written spiritual journey and perhaps will become a classic in the genre. I thought your thoughts about the ugly dispute with his daughter were well stated, Doc. Who really knows what happened? However, even if Hendra wrote about his perspective would it clear up the controversy? Probably not. Would it help heal the deep rift with his daughter? Unlikely. However, blogging might help him work through his own issues about his admitted sin of neglecting his first family. I always thought the benefit of confession was that the internal reflection and admission of errors in public allowed you to expose wounds, heal, and move on. Life should be lived in the present and pointed toward the future not the past. The New York Times Public Editor, Daniel Okrent, wrote about the topic of whether the Times should have reported the story, When the Right to Know Confronts the Need to Know on July 11. As I understand it his function as Public Editor is to to criticize the Times for its articles and editing. I didn't care for his article very much because it seems like Okrent couldn't make up his mind; I don't know if he's criticizing the paper or agreeing with their printing the story. I thought your piece did a better job of describing the conundrum.
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