Love the Gifs Terry. So, today I took my wife to the chapel on my college campus. She attended the nearby "sister school" so she is familiar with the campus which has grown and changed greatly over the years. This chapel is the newest building at my alma mater. It is quite beautiful. I want my memorial Mass to be said there when that time comes since I no longer have a strong parish connection. So, I say this to get to my point. While there a lone woman who was sitting in front of the tabernacle came over and engaged us in conversation. She was a lovely lady who seemed to be well off. She looked familiar to me. Well the conversation was wide ranging. She believed my alma mater was no longer Catholic which is technically true becoming non affiliated while I was a student in order to be eligible for Federal tax dollars. Anyway that lead to the Pope, the booklet Pieta, Trump, Fatima, and a host of other Catholic topics. This lovely lady firmly believes that Trump is "God's man" and the Pope more or less the antiChrist. Of course she has no use for VCII. I told my wife, who had no idea I knew anything about these topics since she is wise and ignores it all, I remember years ago this same woman sat behind us at a magnificent inner city cathederal like church verbally critiquing the priests actions during Mass. I remember turning around and kinda of giving her the message I did not appreciate her opinions. So, today we meet again. Now older and wiser (hopefully) I sympathize with her although still do not agree. I understand that she feels she has lost so much, that the Church is on the skids and only a return to the old ways will save us. She could be right for all I know, but although intrigued and interested I just do not think it is that easy. I was glad to see her again and was much more Christian in my thoughts this time. Maybe it was a message to me before they gather to remember here? I don't know but it was one of those weird events that make me think there was more to it then coincidence. So, I got to get going meant something to me today.
That is interesting - after so long a time to run into her again. I wonder what it means? Although I have run into people like that as well and all that is happening seems to be the fulfillment of end-times prophecy for them.
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ReplyDeleteHaha - from your film, "Miracle on 9th and Robert St."
DeleteLove the Gifs Terry. So, today I took my wife to the chapel on my college campus. She attended the nearby "sister school" so she is familiar with the campus which has grown and changed greatly over the years. This chapel is the newest building at my alma mater. It is quite beautiful. I want my memorial Mass to be said there when that time comes since I no longer have a strong parish connection.
ReplyDeleteSo, I say this to get to my point. While there a lone woman who was sitting in front of the tabernacle came over and engaged us in conversation. She was a lovely lady who seemed to be well off. She looked familiar to me. Well the conversation was wide ranging. She believed my alma mater was no longer Catholic which is technically true becoming non affiliated while I was a student in order to be eligible for Federal tax dollars. Anyway that lead to the Pope, the booklet Pieta, Trump, Fatima, and a host of other Catholic topics. This lovely lady firmly believes that Trump is "God's man" and the Pope more or less the antiChrist. Of course she has no use for VCII. I told my wife, who had no idea I knew anything about these topics since she is wise and ignores it all, I remember years ago this same woman sat behind us at a magnificent inner city cathederal like church verbally critiquing the priests actions during Mass. I remember turning around and kinda of giving her the message I did not appreciate her opinions. So, today we meet again. Now older and wiser (hopefully) I sympathize with her although still do not agree. I understand that she feels she has lost so much, that the Church is on the skids and only a return to the old ways will save us. She could be right for all I know, but although intrigued and interested I just do not think it is that easy. I was glad to see her again and was much more Christian in my thoughts this time. Maybe it was a message to me before they gather to remember here? I don't know but it was one of those weird events that make me think there was more to it then coincidence. So, I got to get going meant something to me today.
That is interesting - after so long a time to run into her again. I wonder what it means? Although I have run into people like that as well and all that is happening seems to be the fulfillment of end-times prophecy for them.
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