Sometimes people call folks here at the Simple Way saints. Usually they either want to applaud our lives and live vicariously through us, or they want to write us off as superhuman and create a safe distance. One of my favorite quotes, written on my wall here in bold black marker, is from Dorothy Day: "Don't call us saints; we don't want to be dismissed that easily

Liturgy and worship were never meant to be confined to the cathedrals and sanctuaries. Liturgy at its best can be performed like a circus or theater - making the Gospel visible as a witness to the world around us.

To refer to the Church as a building is to call people 2 x 4's.

I think a lot of people view the death penalty as a debate class or something. The cost and what's at stake is really, really a big deal.

Mother Theresa always said, "Calcuttas are everywhere if only we have eyes to see. Find your Calcutta."

I'm excited we can be part of making the death penalty history.

What the Black lives matter movement is doing is they are making it personal. They are making it hash tagged, exposing the racial injustice that continues to haunt our country in a way that you can't ignore. There is power in injustice becoming personal.