"Whatever one’s feelings about McLaughlin’s politics or rectitude, it is hard to deny his righteous star power."

Being single can become the freedom to give myself away in love in ways I hadn’t imagined.

It is in our acts of mercy, not retribution, that we share in the very life of God.

"What is unclear is how that role works when your godchild is a fully-formed adult."

"I found God's grace in artists like Bob Dylan and the Beatles."

Maybe that's the subconscious appeal of sports: how we might tempt death through a game.