I wouldn't say the world is my parish, but my readers are my parish. And especially the readers that write to me. They're my parish. And it's a responsibility that I enjoy.

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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...

I think that the core doctrines of Christianity - the incarnation, the resurrection, life after...

I think that the core doctrines of Christianity - the incarnation, the resurrection, life after...

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 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...

I think the real problem for American religion are those minority of fundamentalists who try...

I think the real problem for American religion are those minority of fundamentalists who try...

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...

You're a Catholic in Italy when you're born, it's unthinkable to stop being Catholic. You...

You're a Catholic in Italy when you're born, it's unthinkable to stop being Catholic. You...

It is also asserted that the election settled the matters of the war and the...

It is also asserted that the election settled the matters of the war and the...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Note the three most important Cabinet positions. Rice said that it was better to find...

Note the three most important Cabinet positions. Rice said that it was better to find...

I think the only kind of acceptable evangelization is the evangelization of good example.

I think the only kind of acceptable evangelization is the evangelization of good example.

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....

If we get you in the early years of your life and we fill your...

If we get you in the early years of your life and we fill your...

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...

Men that have much business must have much pardon

Men that have much business must have much pardon

We were concerned that the public couldn't understand the sudden catastrophe, and concerned about affecting...

We were concerned that the public couldn't understand the sudden catastrophe, and concerned about affecting...

Murder is unique in that it abolishes the party it injures, so that society has...

Murder is unique in that it abolishes the party it injures, so that society has...