Not for a Godot, but for a St. Benedict?

Santi over at Constantly Risking Absurdity has a very interesting post by the above title. He asks the question of what type of witness (eschatological or incarnational) that Pope Benedict XVI supports? I say neither, at least in regards to how Michael Novak is framing the categories. I reject this classification of witness that Michael Novak gives us to work with. There is much one could say here, but if we must use Novak's categories, my response would be as follows. I reject that Thomas Merton or Dorothy Day followed only an eschatological witness. Where they not also incarnational? Fr. Merton was a "hermit" monk, but traveled the world engaging not only our culture, but the cultures of other faiths. Dorothy Day very much lived an "incarnational witness" through her vocation to serve the poor. Why is it an either-or question? Cannot it not be both? I would argue that Pope Benedict XVI represents both models of witness... Read Santi's original post and then lets chat in the comments.