Waugh was never reconciled to the use of vernacular in the Catholic liturgy, for which he had gained great devotion for 30 years.

“Lutherans and Catholics are on the way to greater unity," says Martin Marty.

"All of us come from a place we mistake for universal," Kenneth L. Woodward explains, "So you should know something of mine."

Besides having a great mind, Jefferson had a great ego—also for good and ill.

Although he termed it "the one non-issue of the campaign," his priesthood was a major issue for the people of Rhode Island.

If God does not exist, we waste our time, confessing our sins. If God does exist, our understanding of evil and our role in it is so small, so limited as to be worthy of contempt. But that’s not who God is.