On the Way with The Way

Human beings live between being and becoming - who we are and who we are not quite yet. German philosopher Josef Pieper referred to this as our ,status viatoris, in his wonderful little book ,On Hope,. We are all wayfarers, a people on the move, pilgrims in a strange land that is

familiar, but not quite home.

Likewise, Dr. Peter Kreeft has explored this curious situation in which we are find ourselves by pointing out that "we alone can fail to achieve our nature"; dogs are always "doggy", cats ...