The Tragedy of Appearing to be Right

The difference between "living rightly" and "appearing to be right" is one that means either safety or danger for vulnerable people.  Using the story of how Joseph comes to practice a courageous love on behalf of the woman he loves and the child she carries, Fr. Allen explains why we, indeed how many today, choose "appearing to be right" as a way of protecting the status quo when God is calling all of us to practice a righteousness that actually "puts things to rights."  If we choose to live by appearances people will suffer and, sometimes, as Fr. Allen explains, some die; but the opposite is also true...