Leaves fall early in Montana. On the first day of October, the trees, in
front of St Patrick Church in Butte, seemed to welcome Bishop George
Thomas with bare, ascetic arms.
He was coming to our church to deliver a solemn message on the terribly dark subject of child abuse. On all of us gathered, the crisis had taken a heavy toll. None of us knew what to expect. As we waited, our souls felt as naked and cold as branches.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/patrick-beretta/the-night-when-the-church_b_8999464.html
He was coming to our church to deliver a solemn message on the terribly dark subject of child abuse. On all of us gathered, the crisis had taken a heavy toll. None of us knew what to expect. As we waited, our souls felt as naked and cold as branches.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/patrick-beretta/the-night-when-the-church_b_8999464.html
