I'm just not convinced that Jesus is going to say, "When I was hungry, you gave a check to the United Way and they fed me.

Discontentment is a gift. It's the stuff that changes the world.

We're remembering each other's heroes, too. We are learning each other's songs. We are reminding ourselves that we are a global family praying together. We're all trying to live in the light of the history that shines through the biblical narrative.

I believe you know Jesus said "a doctor doesn't come to the healthy, but the sick, and it's not the righteous but the sinners that I've come for," so I think that that's the scandal of God's love and grace that no one is beyond redemption, and we can see that all through scripture, you know.

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

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.

The church is a place where broken people can fall in love with a beautiful God.