Nobody sees reality whole; we all need others to show us the parts of it that they see better than we do. Nobody sees reality with total accuracy; we all need others to correct our own vision.

Our sense of fairness tells us that people should pay for the wrong they do.

Our society is pluralistic. We who accept the privilege of membership in that society agree to respect the people's right to live by their own religious precepts.

Seeing reality for what it is is what we call discernment. The work of discernment is very hard.

God does not give us salvation because we believe. Our believing is only the normal way of receiving the salvation he freely gives.

What is a disloyal act? A person is disloyal if he treats you as a stranger when, in fact, he belongs to you as a friend or partner. Each of us is bound to some special others by the invisible fibers of loyalty.