Once I got the facts straight, the parish rallied to help. Our God sees the dignity and the potential in every human being no matter how they appear and challenges us to do the same. Shortly after our parish began helping Buddy and Shirley with their utility bills, they began coming more regularly to Church. Shirley was eventually received as a member of that Oklahoma Catholic community, Buddy made a profession of faith, and the three children were baptized. They have now moved to another state, and I pray they have found another Church community as willing to open their hearts in welcome.
Glenmary missioners don t pick and choose.
When Glenmary establishes a mission, it is not just for the sake of the small Catholic community that gathers but for the sake of everyone in the county with unmet spiritual and material needs. This Easter, as you watch children hunting for eggs, think about Patrick. Easter and Easter eggs provide a reason for hope. The new life we experience at Easter gives us strength to keep reaching out to acknowledge the God-life in others. Please pray for me and all Glenmary missioners when you see those baskets of Easter eggs this year.