For every shrill and violent voice that throws itself in front of microphones and cameras in the name of God, there are countless lives of gentleness and good works who will not. We need to see and hear them, as well, to understand the whole story of religion in our world.

Kindness is an everyday byproduct of all the great virtues.

Structure is something that calms our nature; we know this of toddlers.

[Kindness] is a most edifying form of instant gratification.

What a liberating thing to realize that our problems are probably our richest sources for rising to the ultimate virtue of compassion.

Being intellectually hospitable is a virtue that I bring into the interview space.

For every shrill and violent voice that throws itself in front of microphones and cameras in the name of God, there are countless lives of gentleness and good works who will not. We need to see and hear them, as well, to understand the whole story of religion in our world.