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> [Sunday afternoons at a parish center - or a community center - is familiar territory for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-mcdonough/sunday-afternoons-at-a-parish-center-or-a-community-center-is/)

[Denis McDonough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-mcdonough/)

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## More by Denis McDonough

> [Before we announced Judge Merric Garland, people were saying they would not even deign to meet with him. And we're also aware that early…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-mcdonough/before-we-announced-judge-merric-garland-people-were-saying-they/)

[Denis McDonough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-mcdonough/)

> [I'm indebted to the teachers who shaped me - from the Sisters of St. Joseph at St. Croix Catholic elementary to the monks of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-mcdonough/i-m-indebted-to-the-teachers-who-shaped-me-from-the-sisters-of-st/)

[Denis McDonough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-mcdonough/)

> [Sunday afternoons at a parish center - or a community center - is familiar territory for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-mcdonough/sunday-afternoons-at-a-parish-center-or-a-community-center-is/)

[Denis McDonough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-mcdonough/)

> [We've seen some good progress, some good forward momentum. We have about Republican senators who have now indicated that they'll meet with Judge Merric…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-mcdonough/we-ve-seen-some-good-progress-some-good-forward-momentum-we-have/)

[Denis McDonough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-mcdonough/)

> [President Obama understands that, as a nation founded by those who fled religious persecution, freedom of religion is central to who we are as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-mcdonough/president-obama-understands-that-as-a-nation-founded-by-those-who/)

[Denis McDonough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-mcdonough/)

> [ We're happy to see, obviously, the resounding support for Judge \[Merric\] Garland, an unbelievable - unbelievably strong, unquestioned excellence as a judge for the… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-mcdonough/we-re-happy-to-see-obviously-the-resounding-support-for-judge-merric/)

[Denis McDonough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-mcdonough/)

> [I grew up in Stillwater, Minnesota in a proud Catholic family.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-mcdonough/i-grew-up-in-stillwater-minnesota-in-a-proud-catholic-family/)

[Denis McDonough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-mcdonough/)

> [Being religious is quintessentially American.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-mcdonough/being-religious-is-quintessentially-american/)

[Denis McDonough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-mcdonough/)

> [The bottom line is this. When it comes to preventing violent extremism and terrorism in the United States, Muslim Americans are not part of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-mcdonough/the-bottom-line-is-this-when-it-comes-to-preventing-violent-extremism/)

[Denis McDonough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-mcdonough/)

> [Preventing radicalization that leads to violence here in America is part of our larger strategy to decisively defeat al Qaeda.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-mcdonough/preventing-radicalization-that-leads-to-violence-here-in-america-is/)

[Denis McDonough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-mcdonough/)

> [As a husband, father and public servant, I'm thankful for the counsel and wisdom of my older brothers - Bill, who was a priest,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-mcdonough/as-a-husband-father-and-public-servant-i-m-thankful-for-the-counsel/)

[Denis McDonough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-mcdonough/)

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