But I remember the moment when my father died. I wasn't a very committed Catholic beforehand, but when that happened it suddenly all felt so obvious: I now believe religion is our attempt to find an explanation, for us to feel more protected.
Putting the budget ahead of the policy is the wrong way to do it. It's too often the way it's done in Washington.
There is nothing in the genius of America more precious today than the spirit of religious and political tolerance in its application to our own people.