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These reflections are a result of more than 40 years of ministry as a Roman Catholic priest. Most of these years I spent in the Diocese of Charlotte which covers Western North Carolina. Now I am retired, and live in Medellín, Colombia where I continue to serve as a priest in the Archdiocese of Medellín.

Thursday, 21 May 2020 14:09

MONDAY, WEEK VII of EASTER

Jesus said to his disciples: “In the world you will have trouble, 
but take courage, I have conquered the world.” (Jn 16:33)

There was a film made in the 1950’s about the Catholic missions in North Carolina. It was called “In the Footsteps of the Tarheel Apostolate.” The final scene was of a priest celebrating Mass at an overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway. The priest elevates the host, and then comes the voice over: “The Dream—Every North Carolinian a Catholic.” The Lord conquered the world—but he never said that we would nor that we should try. On the contrary, the Lord said that we would have troubles in the world . . . but not to be afraid.

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