The Price of Paradise?
“The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas”

A Discussion

In this special edition of Abby’s Coffeehouse, Fr. Marty Miller will lead us in a discussion of Ursula Le Guin’s “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas”.

"The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" grapples with deep moral questions about justice, the ethics of happiness, individual responsibility, and the cost of societal well-being. It challenges the reader to consider the price of happiness and whether it is possible to live in a world where one's well-being comes at the expense of another's suffering.

Fr. Marty Miller

Fr. Marty Miller is a Catholic priest and scholar with a diverse background in engineering and theology. After earning an undergraduate degree in chemical engineering from the University of Notre Dame, he obtained a master’s degree from Columbia University. He began his professional career as a production engineer at Pfizer Inc., before shifting his focus to ecclesiastical work.

He joined Opus Dei, where he served as the director of its center in Milwaukee and later continued his theological education in Rome and Pamplona, Spain. There, he earned a doctorate in Moral Theology. Ordained a Catholic priest in 1994, Fr. Marty has since served in various pastoral roles across the United States, including in New York, Pittsburgh, Princeton, Washington D.C., and Notre Dame, before his current assignment in Cambridge.

Open to Boston-area university students and young professionals.