A large psychic void is left by a loss of faith. So many Catholics have tried so many things to replace it.

Quote by Phil Donahue

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In 1953 there were two ways for an Irish Catholic boy to impress his parents:...

In 1953 there were two ways for an Irish Catholic boy to impress his parents:...

Marlo taught me things I thought I knew.

Marlo taught me things I thought I knew.

Praising the Lord and passing the ammunition are mutually exclusive ideas.

Praising the Lord and passing the ammunition are mutually exclusive ideas.

I think the idea of creating a television news source that is not beholden to...

I think the idea of creating a television news source that is not beholden to...

Some people are uncomfortable with the idea that humans belong to the same class of...

Some people are uncomfortable with the idea that humans belong to the same class of...

Oprah is more than an institution. Oprah is a very special star in the firmament....

Oprah is more than an institution. Oprah is a very special star in the firmament....

Is it any wonder that for millions of men the only intimacy is physical, silent,...

Is it any wonder that for millions of men the only intimacy is physical, silent,...

I'd rather be called 'Sleazy' than to be identified as intelligent.

I'd rather be called 'Sleazy' than to be identified as intelligent.

When I was a kid, people who got divorced were people who had no gumption.

When I was a kid, people who got divorced were people who had no gumption.

When we had been married five years, we had six children. What, in God's name,...

When we had been married five years, we had six children. What, in God's name,...

We should not use crippled children to sell hamburgers. Ever.

We should not use crippled children to sell hamburgers. Ever.

Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.

Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.

Saddam was a bastard, but he was our bastard.

Saddam was a bastard, but he was our bastard.

In a network situation, a vice president, while he's shaving, can decide your history.

In a network situation, a vice president, while he's shaving, can decide your history.

Recognition should come to the reporter who uncovers public cheating or proves a convicted man...

Recognition should come to the reporter who uncovers public cheating or proves a convicted man...

Spanking and verbal criticism have become, to many parents, more important tools of child rearing...

Spanking and verbal criticism have become, to many parents, more important tools of child rearing...

Everybody is under pressure to shut up and sing.

Everybody is under pressure to shut up and sing.

I have moved from certainty to doubt, from devotion to rebellion.

I have moved from certainty to doubt, from devotion to rebellion.

My true friends have always given me that supreme proof of devotion, a spontaneous aversion...

My true friends have always given me that supreme proof of devotion, a spontaneous aversion...

The devotion of the greatest is to encounter risk and danger, and play dice for...

The devotion of the greatest is to encounter risk and danger, and play dice for...