Who Am I To Judge?: Responding to Relativism with Logic and Love

As Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI) famously noted, a new “dictatorship of relativism” has emerged in society. In an age where preference has replaced ethics, those who promote the Catholic moral vision often find themselves afraid to voice the truth to classmates, colleagues, acquaintances, or even friends and family. But as Catholics, this is precisely what we are called to do. Using engaging stories and personal experience, Ed Sri provides a basis for understanding the classical foundations of morality, which will better enable us to live and share the truth. He gives seven important keys that we can take with us to understand why people embrace relativism, and to respond to them in truth and love. Topics include: • Morality and telos: how striving for who we want to be relates to how we live our lives now, and how relativism prevents us from reaching our end • The power of virtue to improve our relationships, and the damaging effects of relativism on our ability to love • Finding true freedom through virtue • The importance of the moral law in the art of living