But I started this blog to stir things up, to get you thinking, to shake you up a bit. When that happens, your first response may be to proclaim strongly your own basic beliefs which the stated opinion contradicts, if not outright ignores. But then, as you hear yourself speak your beliefs out loud to someone else, you might get the sense that you haven't thought out your presumptions well enough. You may redefine and correct yourself, or maybe abandon your old presuppositions for newer ones that make better sense.
The Loyola Institute for Ministry taught Thomas Groome's critical reflection method, which is basically what I'm writing about here. I guess that this is my calling, to try to engage you in a reflection of what we hold dear, and it would be great to make a living doing that. Critical reflection is too important in our lives to neglect. We need to check ourselves once in a while to make sure we are going in the right direction, or to check whether or not we need to take a detour.
