Called to Communion Seeking Truth, Goodness and Beauty
Mar 6, 2026
A lively discussion about whether modern culture truly embraces moral relativism and how objective truth can be defended. They explore evangelizing through lived beauty, parish life, and growing RCIA. Conversation turns to psychedelics as a false pursuit of transcendence and why liturgy’s vertical, sacramental shape matters. Practical topics include fasting, liturgical roles, and compassionate talk about same-sex marriage.
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Relativism Is Rhetoric Not Reality
- Moral relativism is often rhetorical; people who claim it still strongly moralize about causes they care about.
- Dr. David Anders argues culture contains incommensurate moral frameworks, and conversion requires enculturation not just deductive argument.
Classroom Story Where Logic Flipped Morals
- Peter Kreeft taught a class arguing abortion equals infanticide and two students accepted the logic but inverted their earlier moral stance.
- They left convinced infanticide was acceptable, showing arguments follow prior intuitions.
Evangelize By Living Beauty
- Live the truth, goodness, and beauty of the Catholic faith publicly to attract others.
- Anders recommends Catholics embody authentic parish life, families, and aesthetics to draw people rather than only debating.
