Charity is only a waystation on the road to justice.

Truth is always in danger of being sacrificed on the altars of good taste and social stability.

It is a mistake to look to the Bible to close a discussion; the Bible seeks to open one.

I'm delighted that the future is unsure. That's the way it should be.

Of God's love we can say two things: it is poured out universally for everyone from the Pope to the loneliest wino on the planet; and secondly, God's love doesn't seek value, it creates value. It is not because we have value that we are loved, but because we are loved that we have value. Our value is a gift, not an achievement.

Compassion and justice are companions, not choices.

What is faith? Faith is being grasped by the power of love.