It is the church's job, as Dr. [Martin Luther] King says, to be the conscience of the state, not the chaplain of the state.

There are financial bankruptcies in many parts of the church. No question about that. But we see the possibility of reimagining and revitalizing the church.

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

It is a beautiful thing when folks in poverty are no longer just a missions project but become genuine friends and family with whom we laugh, cry, dream and struggle.

We have been mentored from the very beginning by Catholic folks who are invigorating the best of the monastic spirit.

No one has seen God, but as we love one another, God lives in us.

How ironic is it to see a bumper sticker that says 'Jesus is the answer' next to a bumper sticker supporting the war in Iraq, as if to says 'Jesus is the answer - but not in the real world.