Author: Timothy Olson
Timothy Olson is a psychiatrist practicing in Des Moines, Iowa.
Raca at Sacred Heart Church
Not paying attention during Mass was a sin, and I did my best to pay attention—even though most of the time, the service was painfully dull. But one Sunday in 1962 when I was twelve, the celebrating priest read a quote from Jesus that was not dull but quite shocking: “But I say to you, …