Good parents and teachers are quick to recognize wisdom from unexpected sources, because they are always looking for it.
But we are quick to recognize that others are subject to them, which explains the perennial attraction of legislation to limit the role of money in politics.
"They know from experience what it means to be victims of collective violence, and also because of this they are quick to recognize the recurring symptoms," said Father Cantalamessa, who serves under the title of preacher of the papal household.
When human body parts are found in the woods, Detective John Cardinal and his partner, Lise Delorme, are quick to recognize them as the leftover meal of hungry bears.
But while the judges are quick to recognize new talent, they often see right beyond the work of artists at the top of their form precisely because it is, to them, so familiar.
The Rev. Raniero Cantalamessa, preacher of the papal household, told those at St. Peter's Basilica, including the pope, that he was thinking about the Jews in this season of Passover and Easter because "they know from experience what it means to be victims of collective violence and also because of this they are quick to recognize the recurring symptoms".
