Friday, November 21, 2008

So Teaching saying the Office in the street


3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Did he walk into a lampost?

Anonymous said...

How wonderful to see priests dressed as priests, instead of jeans and sweater.

gemoftheocean said...

Had to smule at this one. In the early 70s when I was in high school, one of our most beloved faculty members, a Jesuit of the old school, who regularly wore the cassock, used to pace the parking lot daily as he said his office. It was like there was a magic shield around him or something - because AFAIK he didn't come close to being hit.
:-D He was much loved as a teacher and an example of manly priesthood.

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