text: From the Commonweal article:  Our first task, as the Catholic philosopher Charles Taylor sees it, is to “hold together in one sacramental union modes of living the faith which have at present no affinity for each other, and even are tempted roundly to condemn each other.” As Taylor suggests, holding that sacramental union together is now every Catholic’s responsibility. 
  
  This is what we need our bishops to do.  Not fight political, secular, or religious culture wars and certainly not bring the political and secular wars into our faith lives.  But bring us together. Help us find a way to act together, help us acknowledge the common ground we share: to live as Jesus asked us to live, starting in the Catholic space we share - our parishes.
  
  Both - all - "sides" have become so stuck in their own views that we can't even really talk and listen to each other without resorting to name calling and finger pointing.  
  
  This is true in our church and in our nation.  
  
  Thank you, Dennis Coday.