“Centuries of secularism have failed to transform eating into something strictly utilitarian. Food is still treated with reverence...To eat is still something more than to maintain bodily functions. People may not understand what that 'something more' is, but they nonetheless desire to celebrate it. They are still hungry and thirsty for sacramental life.”
Unfortunately, they're getting around to it! With all those folks snapping iPhone pics of meals instead of enjoying others' company the words "commodity fetishism" just loop through my mind...
ReplyDeleteSo true John! Tell 'em all, "Put the phone down when you pick up the fork!"
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