Lessons in Courage, Lessons in Thankfulness

Again the Grim Reaper has struck among us scything his death and destruction with unaccustomed viciousness. A family has suddenly lost another son, the Church on earth has lost another stalwart member. We cannot help but cry out why? Why another young man, the third in recent months, the sixth in just over two years? With such a senseless death? Again the Grim Reaper has struck and we are smaller for it. We are one less, we are enmeshed in grief, our hearts are lacer­ated with pain, for though...