Somehow I’ve not heard of this man but that’s some article.
Michael was a very good writer. One of the things his wife, Amy Welborn (whose blog you should visit), talked about today was some of the things that had happened in the last couple of weeks.
His kids were saying parts of the office on Feb 2, the Presentation, and he normally just watched them, but suddenly he joined in with the prayer, “Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace...” This was 48 hours before his death.
And when they attended Mass, the priest preached on death, as he was apparently famous for doing. Amy and Michael glanced at each other, sort of commiserating over the fact that this priest always preached on death. This was 16 hours before Michael’s death.
His last column was truly beautiful.
Michael was a very good writer. One of the things his wife, Amy Welborn (whose blog you should visit), talked about today was some of the things that had happened in the last couple of weeks.
His kids were saying parts of the office on Feb 2, the Presentation, and he normally just watched them, but suddenly he joined in with the prayer, “Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace...” This was 48 hours before his death.
And when they attended Mass, the priest preached on death, as he was apparently famous for doing. Amy and Michael glanced at each other, sort of commiserating over the fact that this priest always preached on death. This was 16 hours before Michael’s death.
His last column was truly beautiful.
Sorry for the double post. Strange things are happening to FR today! For me, at least.