How do you want to live? Both James Valentine and the pope have offered a challenge to humanity at a crossroads | Peter Lewis

Both public figures have urged us to be active makers of the world we want our children to inherit James Valentine meets the pope at the Pearly Gates. This is not the lead-in to a punchline delivered too soon, but a match made in heaven that could help those of us left behind preserve our humanity. While the wave of grief that followed the Sydney presenter’s passing in April may be slowly subsiding, the brio of his departure has settled deeply with those of us who were part of his vast network of goodwill.