I think the real problem for American religion are those minority of fundamentalists who try to identify political policies with religion.

The seminaries must face the fact that they are not turning out well-trained professional clergy. They must realize that preaching is creative work and that some element of creativity should be required as a condition for ordination.

Search for the perfect church if you will; when you find it, join it, and realize that on that day it becomes something less than perfect.

I wouldn't say the world is my parish, but my readers are my parish. And especially the readers that write to me. They're my parish. And it's a responsibility that I enjoy.

The Catholic men are more upset about women not being able to be priests than are Catholic women.

Everyone takes surveys. Whoever makes a statement about human behavior has engaged in a survey of some sort.

Since the end of the World War II, the United States has fought three "small" wars...we lost all three of them and for the same reason-hubris.