tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3342510778963202601.post4001672221251137573..comments2024-03-28T03:35:07.707-04:00Comments on The Journey of a Bishop: St. Peter Claver, Apostle to the Slaves; John Paul II in Canada 25 Years AgoArchbishop Terryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14230861090789668276noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3342510778963202601.post-86077192451839093592009-09-09T10:27:29.056-04:002009-09-09T10:27:29.056-04:00Who can read the story of this Jesuit while still ...Who can read the story of this Jesuit while still complaining about what is wrong with the church? I think too of his mother and his father who gave such a son to all of us. St Peter Claver, Apostle of the Slaves, must surely have had some conterpart among the beleagured Irish Catholics who built the Rideau Canal. I suggest an anonymous Catholic priest or two who heard their confessions and gave them some modicum of comfort "in this vale of tears." They may have all been unsung heroes but none the less added to "in the glory of God" and so well represented by today's spotlight on a man whose cloak "emitted a heavenly fragrance."<br />What a wonderful true story and proof that people go astray for lack of priests and ministers. St Peter Claver, pray for us.Wm. Fermernoreply@blogger.com