Across the street from Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pa., there is a seminary.
My mother grew up with a beloved pastor at her hometown church. When he died in 1997, we went to Lancaster for the funeral.
The pastor’s best friend taught at the seminary across from F&M. He preached the funeral. One of the things he said was:
“Wallace loved his enemies. But to love your enemies, you have to have the courage to make some.”
…We are in the middle of another all-star week of saints:
Wednesday was the Memorial of St. Catharine of Siena.
Yesterday (April 30) we kept the Memorial of Pope St. Pius V, who gave us the Missal upon which our current Missal is based.
Today we keep the Memorial of St. Joseph the Worker.
Pretty soon I will get around to giving you a summary of In Tune with the World by Josef Pieper. He wrote the book in the 1960’s to explain why Communist May-Day celebrations are not truly festive.
(This is also the Pope’s name day. In a week, he will be going on pilgrimage to the Holy Land.)
Tomorrow is the Memorial of St. Athanasius, the hero of the Council of Nicea, the champion of our Creed.
And May 3 is the Feast of the Apostles Philip and James the Less (though we do not keep the feast this year, because it falls on Sunday).
…Here is a beautiful place to go to Mass in the “Red Rose City,” St. Mary of the Assumption:
…Three years ago today, we buried my dear dad…
…Another question we have to get to the bottom of: Did our Lord carry His cross through the “Genath Gate” in the ancient wall of Jerusalem?
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