The delightful power of secular benediction

In an increasingly cruel world, the social weight of kindness is magnified

Photo by Diego PH on Unsplash

Some years ago I was leaving the apartment that I had moved to after the end of my marriage. It was on the fourth floor, at the top of an old brick walkup that was stiflingly hot in the increasingly warm summers, and I had found a new space which was not only bigger…