"Treat me like a human being." These were the words of a friend of ours recounting a difficult situation to us recently. These words have stuck with us since. We - like so many we'd be willing to guess - often speak of the "dignity of the human person," and yet belief in that dignity is not always evident in the experiences of daily life. Christ tells us that the world will know us by our love for one another; that we are to love one another as he has loved us. Yet, we gossip, we slander. We are quick to desire empathy and we want to be given the benefit of the doubt, but we are not always so quick to extend that to others. How can we overcome this? What are the implications of the dignity of each human person, on the way we live our lives as social beings? These are some of the topics we dive into with our good friend, and special guest, Sr Fidelis Marie.

*Some of the questions we discuss: *

What is the line between getting something off of our chest and being uncharitable?

Has our culture trained us to not treat one another as human beings?

What role does evaluating the intentions of others and the practice of empathy play in your interior life?

Is there value in reflecting on how our own wounds and experiences can shape how we interact with others and perceive things?

How should these experiences shape your relationships with others? How can we overcome our tendency to desire empathy and understanding from others but be less inclined to extend it?

What role does vulnerability and authenticity play?

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