“Most employers just aren't willing to look beyond the dumbest or worst...” — Greg Boyle Quote

“Most employers just aren't willing to look beyond the dumbest or worst thing someone has done.”

“My church is in the detention facilities where I preside and celebrate the Eucharist. To me that's the church. That's the people of God.”

“We can't just settle for the low bar of pope as media-savvy, canny Curia manager.”

“The margins don't get erased by simply insisting that the powers-that-be erase them.”

“The church needs a pope who can call us to conversion and lead us to take seriously what Jesus did.”

“The powers, conditions, and desires that propel Mexicans and Central Americans into this country are so fundamental, so vast, that no action, legislative or other-wise, can discourage this flight.”

“I am beyond a control freak - I'm a monster. I say it straight up to my band sometimes, because I'll have them play on some of the songs, and sometimes I'm like, 'Honestly you could play something so amazing and I might not like it just because I didn't do it.'”

“Go with your fate, but not beyond. Beyond leads to dark places.”

“'Storm Warnings' is a poem about powerlessness - about a force so much greater than our human powers that while it can be measured and even predicted, it is beyond human control. All 'we' can do is create an interior space against the storm, an enclave of self-protection, though the winds of change till penetrate keyholes and 'unsealed apertures.'”

“I love being able to sing for my job. I am blessed beyond words and I hope my fans can feel that while I'm on stage!”

“There is a power in God's gospel beyond all description.”

“I do get a little disheartened when you hear about how many girls get discouraged to not pursue a career in the sciences, and I feel like seeing women that are portrayed in this way - and beyond that, just three dimensional, complicated women - those are always going to be the stories that I gravitate to most.”