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“I've never met anyone who has changed his mind or deepened his faith because he has been confronted with such angry condemnations.”

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John I. Jenkins

John I. Jenkins is a renowned priest, born on December 17, 1953. He has a significant influence in the religious field, known for his deep faith and profound understanding of religious doctrines. more

“I live near Amish communities in northern Indiana and I have the greatest respect for such faithful people. They attempt to live their faith more fully by separating themselves, as far as possible, from the wider culture and its influences. That has never been the teaching of the Catholic faith.”

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“We are called to serve the common good by engaging with political and other institutions, even in our pluralistic society. We bring to that effort Christ's command to love and the grace that helps us live that love.”

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“To the extent that we sow love where there is hate and light where there is darkness, each in his or her own walk in life, we can heal, enlighten, and unify.”

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“Best thing about Al Smith dinner: Cardinal Dolan got the candidates together for a brief prayer before going out on the stage.”

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“Worst thing about Al Smith dinner : it was another reminder of how far we are from the amity between opposing sides that is needed for effective governance.”

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“I talk about folding it in often with Althea, my girlfriend. She's getting her doctoral degree at Berkeley and she talks about how even when writing these very academic, and, for the most part, serious papers there's just so much going on in her head and heart, and it's a reminder that there's a reason that she's studying these things.”

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Author:Paul Beatty

“Even when it comes to writing fiction, how do you encompass all this stuff that's right on the tip of your tongue? You have to fold that into what you're working on.”

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“There are always so many things happening [to us] at one time. We read Isherwood's A Single Man in class, and we had to ask: How is he talking about all this stuff: teaching, being lonely, all his memories, all at the same time? He's telling us: This is where my head is at, let me be straightforward. And of course, try be artful about it.”

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“The Sellout is about friends and relatives who have touched me in real ways.”

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Author:Paul Beatty

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