reference, if you feel so inclined, a lil diddy i wrote in my web log about fr. martin (two relatively long passages, sometime in early-mid june of this year).
in short, this guy is one of the greatest people i know. were there more like him, religion wouldnt be a problem in our country, but rather, a benefit.
he sees past all the political bull shit. he sees past differences between existing religions and church vs. state. he's not about that. he doesnt protest or fight or nit pick. all the negative stigmas and aspects of religion escape him. he just breaks things down to their spiritual core, makes spirituality a necessity, but not an obligation.
he's good people, 1000%