Journaist and Professor Richard Rodriguez is “a noted prose stylist” and “controversial writer”, “who is primarily known for his 1982 book, Hunger of Memory: The Education of Richard Rodriguez“. In this clip from the PBS seires “Bill Moyers: On Faith & Reason”, Rodriguez talks about the dichotomy of being a gay Catholic.

Spiritual Surprise? “Occasionally I know things that others don’t.”
“I was raised Catholic, lapsed in my teens and early twenties, then came back to the Church because I read that many Catholics didn’t believe in the Real Presence. I didn’t understand what that meant, so I set out to find out. I’ve been told ‘never […]

Spiritual surprise? “Most people see me as a tough, hard-nosed person, but they don’t know how often I am enraptured by God.”
“I am a parishioner and church staff person. I believe in the Triune God. I believe in Heaven and Hell, but not in the clouds or brimstone versions. I pray nearly every hour, […]

“I believe in God. I believe that every ‘master’ in every religion is the same person.
I’ve never thought about it until now, but God exists in one way or another. God exists in my mind and no one can take that away from me. I also believe in the power of a million minds […]

“I’ve lost my faith and have regained it to lose it again many times. It’s the rebirth of faith that gives me hope that there just may be a God. The rebirth of faith comes so surprisingly and sudden. A total stranger needs assistance and I act without thought to my own safety or […]