Such sweet, sad, chaotic, fruitful memories, and such great colleagues I had at St. Jude’s to share them with.
The years have passed and my dear friends have, one by one, passed on with them: Mrs. Pring, Dr. Donal Daley, Billy Buzzle, Mother Stephen, Bishop O’Reilly, and, of course, my beloved mentor and tormentor, Father Charles Clement Duddleswell. I can hardly believe that all of them have gone before me to the world of light.
In my aging mind, I see them and hear them still. They are as alive today as when I knew them decades ago.
Thanks to them and to the God who made them, I have still many a tale to tell, both funny and sad. But that, if God spares me, is for another day.