To dig our heels in and say no to a present madness is a good thing, but to walk a new path and say yes is a better thing.

The Christian doctrine is one that is both about individual spirituality and a parallel commitment to social justice.

To dig our heels in and say no to a present madness is a good thing, but to walk a new path and say yes is a better thing.

What is my calling? What am I supposed to do? I think running for office, public office, can be a divine calling. I mean, Ive wrestled with that very question myself.

At times I think the truest image of God today is a black inner-city grandmother in the United States or a mother of the disappeared in Argentina or the women who wake up early to make tortillas in refugee camps. They all weep for their children, and in their compassionate tears arises the political action that changes the world. The mothers show us that it is the experience of touching the pain of others that is the key to change.

The British Airways steward announced that the in-flight movie would be Chariots of Fire. 'Is that the only one?' I asked. 'We are also showing Gandhi,' he replied. 'Where do I have to sit to see it?" I responded. 'I'm sorry, sir, but Gandhi is only showing in first class.' The irony seemed to escape him.

We can find common ground only by moving to higher ground.