I personally believe, as church law sets out, that sanctions are an absolute last resort, particularly penal sanctions of depriving people of the sacraments.

We should embrace our immigrant roots and recognize that newcomers to our land are not part of the problem, they are part of the solution.

Any society, any nation, is judged on the basis of how it treats its weakest members - the last, the least, the littlest.

I'm very close to the pro-life movement.

It's hard to determine where lies culpability.

The church also does not condone a broken immigration system in the U.S., one that too easily can lead to the exploitation, abuse and even death of immigrants.

With respect to Holy Communion, it is up to the communicant to decide whether they are in a state of grace and worthy to receive the Eucharist. Each one of us makes that decision.

Canon law itself says for one case of guilt, a priest can be dismissed from the clerical state. One.

Immigration should be enforced in a proportional and humane manner.

By and large the United States has been able to resist the temptation to close its doors to the world.

I found out that many of our Catholics simply don't know what the church teaches, and why, on a lot of issues, and therefore are saying things that they think are okay. They simply don't know.

...courage wasn’t something you were bequeathed at birth, and it wasn’t a lack of fright. It was overcoming your fear, because the ones you love mattered more.

When you use life's curve balls to create positive energy, you cultivate a Don't Die® spirit that powers you through moment by moment so that you live your life to the fullest until the very end.

There are plenty of opportunities for common grounds that we need to explore and strengthen. The Hispanic community has a strong affinity for our relationship with Israel.

My mother is the kind of woman you don't want to be in line behind at the supermarket. She has coupons for coupons.

No matter how predictable, banal and listless the rest of my life might be, you can guarantee that there'll always be something interesting going on with my skin.

Subconscious minds are no less fallible than the objective mind.

It is difficult to speak of what is common in a way of your own.

Humans are too stupid to prevent climate change from radically impacting on our lives over the coming decades.

I didn't play with other children.

Love is the force that transforms and improves the Soul of the World.