Must money define me?

Capitalism wants me to see myself as a consumer, demanding things be cheaper, bigger, better, faster, and, well, even cheaper still. Socialism, and Communism, on the other hand, want me to see myself as being, well, a worker, demanding more pay, more holiday pay, more sick pay, the same pay for fewer hours, the same pay for less stress. Whilst I do prefer the latter approach, it doesn’t really feel like its a different way of seeing the world, merely a counter argument designed to perpetuate an underlying norm; that ones economic role in society is ones primary definition.

“That’s Catholic” is no excuse

I had a chat last night with a friend who’s from a Roman Catholic background and is now a priest in the Church of England. We ended up discussing the issue of concelebration – having multiple priests celebrating communion together, saying the words in unison. Sadly its a practice that, despite being at best entirely desirable, and at worst, in no way ruled out by the bible, has come to be sneered at simply for being too Catholic.