SPIRIT7

Nonetheless, every day, as my house wants to get dusty, I want to think: I was the one who accomplished this! And then I go back to prayer. And I realize, and rejoice and give thanks, that it is Jesus' love that is doing the transforming... Editor's note: In this issue I would like to reflect on my own journey as a priest and then my experience of the Church and the priesthood today. A major theme here is my deep love of the sacred liturgy which I try to live "in season and out of season." As we prepare for the coming feast of Pentecost I invite you to be aware of the movement of the Holy Spirit in your own life as well... Rejoice with dear readers! This May 24th I give thanks to Jesus for granting me the gift of serving as his priest for 40 years. It's an astonishing thing really, when you consider that I have carried it through 31 years of manic depressive illness with all the vagaries of life which that rocky road affords.