I simply am in awe of this 70-year-old priest, a man with such evangelical faith and human wisdom to trust the Spirit of God's workings over long reaches of time, patiently listening and conversing, tirelessly driving 500 miles per week, constantly delighting in the young students, selflessly taking up the pastorate of two parishes. The policies of state and federal government (e.g., draconian juvenile sentencing, capital punishment) and the Roman Catholic hierarchy (obstinately limiting parish priesthood to single, celibate men: "I enjoyed teaching and working on the juvenile level. I'd still be doing it if we hadn't run out of pastors"), none of these force-and-fear-driven human obstacles have defeated his finding and sharing the power of divine love in the places those socially powerful men seemly refuse to consider looking. In order to have continued access to prisoners, Fr. Harris cannot openly challenge policy. He inspires me to persevere in fighting for justice, for change.