If History Rhymes

Within weeks, the Coronavirus shutdown will draw to its inevitable conclusion. Life will settle into a new normal. In the long run, very likely our lives will change modestly. Perhaps we'll maintain a modified "social distance," becoming more like the Victorians and less like modern "huggers." Maybe we'll shake hands less frequently, even in Church pews where Catholics may avoid the post-Vatican II "Sign of Peace" and recapture a traditional sense of Stoic piety. It's possible that

Within weeks, the Coronavirus shutdown will draw to its inevitable conclusion. Life will settle into a new normal. In the long run, very likely our lives will change modestly. Perhaps we'll maintain a modified "social distance," becoming more like the Victorians and less like modern "huggers." Maybe we'll shake hands less frequently, even in Church pews where Catholics may avoid the post-Vatican II "Sign of Peace" and recapture a traditional sense of Stoic piety. It's possible that we'll think t…