Sunday, July 21, 2013

Francis and Gene

Try this in the pulpit. Let me know what happens.

The closest I ever saw of this was Fr Eugene Barrette MS at St Thomas the Apostle Church, Smyrna GA.  He would sing, do song reviews, movie reviews, TV reviews, a bit of a dance.  He would take as long for a homily as he thought necessary.  He was inspiring.  He was wonderful.  He was mostly gentle and kind.  Like us all he could be cranky at times.

He was/is my hero - a wounded healer.

He had been the head of the laSalette order in Rome and had some sort of exhaustion issue.  Some call it a mental breakdown.  He stepped down but continued to be a priest - a parish priest.

Wherever you are Gene, pax Christi tecum.

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