There is nothing more sickening than talking about poverty over a fancy dinner.

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

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.

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.

To all my nonbelieving, sort-of-believing, and used-to-be-believing friends: I feel like I should begin with a confession. I am sorry that so often the biggest obstacle to God has been Christians.

There are some Christians who totally disengage from politics and set their minds on heaven so much that their faith is so heavenly minded that it is no earthly good.

When I think of some of the great renewals in the church I think of folks like St. Francis and Clare of Assisi who, through their lifestyle, were challenging the patterns of materialism and militarism and it affected the Christianity of their age.