Tag: ethos

Aug 11

To be rather than to seem: The moral compass I want to carry

A colourful coat of arms on a white background. A gold-edged shield is divided into two scenes: on the left, a communion table with a cloth, small goblet, bread and grapes stands above a six-colour Pride rainbow path, on which purple and dark-green figures hold hands; on the right, a white dove carries an olive branch above a sunset landscape, while hands hold a bright flame. Above the shield is a flaming red Sacred Heart with a cross and golden rays, and below is a scroll bearing the words “ESSE QUAM VIDERI“

What would my moral compass look like? An unusual Christian Ethics assignment led me from family history and an old Latin motto to a coat of arms representing four themes that shape my writing, ministry and faith: authenticity, inclusion, peace and kindness.

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