From Fr. Gillespie

What’s Important and What Isn’t?

Jul 26, 2023 Comments Off on What’s Important and What Isn’t?
January 24 @ 12:14 am

While waiting for someone to answer the front door, I noticed a note addressed to the fire department. “In case of a fire, please save the following pets: two cats,…

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The human mind and a parachute are helpful only when they are open.

Apr 28, 2023 Comments Off on The human mind and a parachute are helpful only when they are open.
January 24 @ 12:14 am

The calendar next to her bed contained the picture of a man falling from a plane clutching a parachute in one hand and a closed bible in the other. The…

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Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened

Jan 28, 2023 Comments Off on Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened
January 24 @ 12:14 am

The weekend was embraced by death. Funerals on both Friday and Monday focused my faith and expanded my sense of hope. Amid tears of grief emerged smiles of joy, creating…

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