In the Country
A PLACE FULL OF GRACE
“Where are your sheep, Father?” Jay asks as he throws another rock on the pile behind the barn.
“They got mad and left,” I respond as I try with a hoe to pry loose a slab of cement. “They got tired of this rocky manure yard and decided to go to the city. I think they’re headed for Chicago.”
“Father, priests aren’t supposed to lie.”
Jay is 10 years of age and old enough to provide some direction to misguided adults.
“I’m just telling you what they had on their minds. You don’t see them around anywhere, do you?”
“So where are they?”
You May Also Enjoy
Newman was both enchanted and perplexed by the new scenes and ceremonies related to the strange and exotic Catholic Church.
We fixed what wasn't broken with a correction that wasn't necessary, and in the process created a real problem that seems impossible to repair.
The two most impressive figures on the world stage in the 1980s have been Pope…