I think that the core doctrines of Christianity - the incarnation, the resurrection, life after death-these are as strong as ever. In fact, the belief in life after death has increased in this century.

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I wouldn't say the world is my parish, but my readers are my parish. And...

I wouldn't say the world is my parish, but my readers are my parish. And...

Practically speaking, your religion is the story you tell about your life.

Practically speaking, your religion is the story you tell about your life.

There has always been a certain proportion of people who leave the Church on issues...

There has always been a certain proportion of people who leave the Church on issues...

It was generally believed that Catholics were not interested in arts and science graduate schools....

It was generally believed that Catholics were not interested in arts and science graduate schools....

The Catholic men are more upset about women not being able to be priests than...

The Catholic men are more upset about women not being able to be priests than...

I write easily, let's put it that way. And in a novel particularly, the characters...

I write easily, let's put it that way. And in a novel particularly, the characters...

The kernel is the belief that God is love and, in Catholicism, God's love is...

The kernel is the belief that God is love and, in Catholicism, God's love is...

Well, religion has been passed down through the years by stories people tell around the...

Well, religion has been passed down through the years by stories people tell around the...

Everyone takes surveys. Whoever makes a statement about human behavior has engaged in a survey...

Everyone takes surveys. Whoever makes a statement about human behavior has engaged in a survey...

I have to say that I have no regrets about my decision to become a...

I have to say that I have no regrets about my decision to become a...

(The Catholic Church must) clean out the pedophiles, break up the gay cliques, tighten up...

(The Catholic Church must) clean out the pedophiles, break up the gay cliques, tighten up...

Priest organizations around the country, both local and national, should realize that their membership has...

Priest organizations around the country, both local and national, should realize that their membership has...

Two studies from the year 2000, however, indicate that Catholics give lower ratings to their...

Two studies from the year 2000, however, indicate that Catholics give lower ratings to their...

An adolescent is somebody who is in between things. A teenager is somebody who's kind...

An adolescent is somebody who is in between things. A teenager is somebody who's kind...

Yet, if the most frequent sex and apparently the best sex is that between married...

Yet, if the most frequent sex and apparently the best sex is that between married...

Nobody puts constraints on God. She doesn't like it.

Nobody puts constraints on God. She doesn't like it.

I have terrible handwriting. I now say it's a learning disability... but a nun who...

I have terrible handwriting. I now say it's a learning disability... but a nun who...

Is the patience of the American people that long suffering? Is there no outrage left...

Is the patience of the American people that long suffering? Is there no outrage left...

I don't think Jesus was an exclusivist. He said, and we believe, that He is...

I don't think Jesus was an exclusivist. He said, and we believe, that He is...

In God, the characteristics of men and women that we admire in men and women...

In God, the characteristics of men and women that we admire in men and women...