A Leaven In The World… Preaching A Gospel Neither Right Nor Left
By FR. KEVIN M. CUSICK On the grounds of my parish near the rectory, there was a dying fir tree when I arrived to begin my assignment here five years ago. It shortly thereafter completed its return to the elements from which it had been fashioned by its Creator, and the spot where it stood eventually left no trace of its previous existence. Many parishioners today only learn of it because I share its story. Eventually, in my rounds of exploring the physical plant and its contents, I came upon some evidence that, once upon a time, that tree had been illuminated annually for Christmas. Every car that entered or departed our little riverside village would have been greeted by…Continue Reading