What we're about is a manifestation of the Catholic roots of Boston College.

One of the biggest issues that we face is that we have people who have their own particular concerns, whether it's on abortion, birth control, divorce and remarriage, civil rights or social justice.

Now where people are - at least the people I talk to - they are focused on issues of trust. Accountability also comes up, to make sure that this doesn't happen again.

I would say the hierarchy has made terrible errors in judgment and it has to seek forgiveness by its members.

The more we can get together and talk about various perspectives, feelings, beliefs, the better.

We've always had issues up for discussion at Catholic universities.

No organization, whether it's police or physicians or whatever, wants to have its errors held up to the light of day, but it's wrong, as is coming out so well.

The church may hold whatever it holds with regard to clerical celibacy.

BC is not going to replace the hierarchy, and BC is not going to lead some major reform in the Catholic Church - that's got to come out of the whole Catholic community.

I think the issue of clergy sexual abuse sparked people to look at their faith in a different way.

We are the meeting place, an entity that's trying to connect faith and culture.

A mind enclosed in language is in prison.

It's the climbing that makes the man. Getting to the top is an extra reward.

You can't choose between right and wrong by taking a census.

Treat people you do business with as if they were a part of your family.

But then, shall I never get any older than I am now? That'll be a comfort, one way -- never to be an old woman -- but then -- always to have lessons to learn!

If you know what changes a heart, you know what changes the world.

I care what is actually true, even more than what I hope is true.

I want to make beautiful things, even if nobody cares, as opposed to ugly things. That's my intent.

The music is huge. I consider it a privilege to do what I do, turn people on to music and tell them about issues.

A soul is a troublesome possession, and when man developed it he lost the Garden of Eden.