The work of community, love, reconciliation, restoration is the work we cannot leave up to politicians. This is the work we are all called to do.

Charity is merely returning what we have stolen.

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.

I think of the Catholic worker movement and Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin and others.

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.

Jesus still has a really great reputation and the Spirit is still moving. I've got a lot of hope for a generation that takes Jesus seriously, once again.

I learned more about God from the tears of homeless mothers than any systematic theology ever taught me.