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“If there is not laughter in intimacy, it becomes heavy, burdensome, and dull. At my best moments, the love dialogue I try to carry on with You each day is comic-what could be more comic than a human addressing the Ground of Being as an intimate? It's a kind of blasphemy that I dare because you have called for it, and that is pretty humorous, too.”

Quote by Andrew Greeley

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Andrew Greeley, born on February 5, 1928, in Chicago, Illinois, was an American Catholic priest, author, and sociologist. His works spanned various fields including novels, non-fiction, sociology, and theology, and he is known for his profound insights into the lives of urban Catholics. more

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