“Saintliness” has become a far cry from “sainthood.” One can’t help but think of the New Yorker cartoon in which a man stands at the pearly gates before Saint Peter, who is seated at a desk, peering at a computer. Peter says to the guy, “You say ‘meek,’ but our records show ‘passive-aggressive.’ ” We settle for the look of holiness rather than the likes of it.
