Those who taught you were wrong. I have never set down a "right" or "wrong," a "do" or a "don't." To do so would be to strip you completely of your greatest gift - the opportunity to do as you please.

That which you condemn will condemn you, and that which you judge, you will one day become.

The patriarchal model of spirituality was, I think, a necessary step, as a baby learns to crawl before it walks.

There is a divine purpose behind everything - and therefore a divine presence in everything.

I find myself often moved to tears by what is being written in front of me. Sometimes, I just sit on the couch and write the words down and cry because the beauty of the thoughts and how exquisitely they are being expressed.

What is needed today is for all of us to work to change the world's mind about God.

I grew up as a Roman Catholic, and as a very young boy I felt the presence of divinity in my life through the experiences that I had in connection with the Catholic church.