Dear Saints in Santa Fe, and other far-off places, Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ, who Gandhi said was “the most active resister known perhaps to history.” I have been an enthusiastic advocate of nonviolence all my life. No, wait, hold on, that’s not right.  In my earliest days (with many photographs as proof), I was smitten with all things cowboy—guns and boots and hats and kerchiefs.  How I wanted a horse as well but for some reason mom and dad said no.  Horseless, then, I could be seen shooting my fair share of bad guys and didn’t think a thing of it.  I was on my way, like most boys I knew at the time, to a life of guns and violence, albeit all fake but still a big part of my life perspective. Then it all changed. ...