Crunchy Conservatism

amy over at humble musings brought my attention to this article. while at least most of what i read isn't something i would automatically accept hook, line, and sinker, i found this quote to be particularly intriguing.
"As Catholics we know that spiritual truth is mediated through material things. And I think what this implies is that there are no empty gestures, that everything counts and everything is connected in ways that we don't always appreciate."
i would hope that would apply to all us Christians. after all, isn't that largely what the sacraments are about - outward signs of inward realities, etc?
just a thought...