Orienting, Not Dictating Tradition

"The best way to tread the middle ground between fanaticism and indifference is to drink deeply of the tradition that matters to us. The more firmly we root ouselves in our tradition the better we can hear other points of view uttered in the name of that tradition, and the more clearly we can perceive the value of traditions other than our own. Tradition orients us, it does not dictate."

Br. Andrew Marr, O.S.B. from "Community & Convictions" in Singing God's Praises p. 75