“I received your letter of June 10th. I have never talked to a Jesuit priest in my life and I am astonished by the audacity to tell such lies about me. From the viewpoint of a Jesuit priest I am, of course, and have always been an atheist.”

The Other World (1657)

Introduction to The Left Hand of Darkness (1976)

Introduction to The Left Hand of Darkness (1976)

New Auxiliary Bishop Of Xi´an Strains To Help ´High-Caliber´ Bishop (26 July 2005) UCA News https://www.ucanews.com/story-archive/?post_name=/2005/07/27/new-auxiliary-bishop-of-xian-strains-to-help-highcaliber-bishop&post_id=26095

The Educational enterprise in the Light of the Gospel (13 November 1988) http://www.davidtinapple.com/illich/1988_Educational.html. <br class="br">Context: Jesus was an anarchist savior. That&#x27;s what the Gospels tell us.<br>Just before He started out on His public life, Jesus went to the desert. He fasted, and after 40 days he was hungry. At this point the diabolos, appeared to tempt Him. First he asked Him to turn stone into bread, then to prove himself in a magic flight, and finally the devil, diabolos, &quot;divider,&quot; offered Him power. Listen carefully to the words of this last of the three temptations: (Luke 4,6:) &quot;I give you all power and glory, because I have received them and I give them to those whom I choose. Adore me and the power will be yours.&quot; It is astonishing what the devil says: I have all power, it has been given to me, and I am the one to hand it on — submit, and it is yours. Jesus of course does not submit, and sends the devilcumpower to Hell. Not for a moment, however, does Jesus contradict the devil. He does not question that the devil holds all power, nor that this power has been given to him, nor that he, the devil, gives it to whom he pleases. This is a point which is easily overlooked. By his silence Jesus recognizes power that is established as &quot;devil&quot; and defines Himself as The Powerless. He who cannot accept this view on power cannot look at establishments through the spectacle of the Gospel. This is what clergy and churches often have difficulty doing. They are so strongly motivated by the image of church as a &quot;helping institution&quot; that they are constantly motivated to hold power, share in it or, at least, influence it.

Source: Incantation

Critica de la pasión pura (1998)

Serving “a double calling” as a priest and Navy chaplain https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2020/07/12/serving-a-double-calling-as-a-priest-and-navy-chaplain/ (July 12, 2020)