“Every time the Catholic Church takes one step forward, it seems to tak...” — Janine di Giovanni Quote

“Every time the Catholic Church takes one step forward, it seems to take one giant step back.”

“I spent a good part of the nineties roaming the Earth writing about conflict. It was very grueling. I was beginning to find this way of life was, wow, addictive and deeply meaningful.”

“Sibling rivalry was, and still is to this day, rampant in my family. We were all competing for my parents' divided attention.”

“Just in relation to women, it's not that huge an imaginative leap to see the connection between the Taliban and the Catholic Church.”

“I went to Catholic grade school, so we sang a lot of religious songs: 'O Holy Night,' 'Silent Night.'”

“I went to an all-boys Catholic school, and not only were we not allowed to wear pajamas, we had to wear dress shirts, dress pants, a tie, dress shoes... they stopped making us wear blazers, like, two years before I started there, so pajamas... you wouldn't even get in the front door wearing pajamas at my school.”