The Sparrow (The Sparrow, #1)

by Mary Doria Russell

Jesuits tended to be men who found God in their work, whether that work was scholarly or more practical social service.

she wondered if men ever figured out that they were more appealing when they were pursuing their own work than when they were pursuing a woman.

“There is a difference between being responsible and being culpable,” John insisted.

I am losing my mind, he thought, one word at a time.

Jesuits in space were far more likely than a Jesuit in the Vatican.