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Twenty years later, I return to the altar

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Yesterday was a special birthday for me for more than the obvious chronological reasons. That’s because I began the day in a place few would imagine me: the altar at St. Mary Our Lady of Grace church. I was the second lector, charged with reading a chapter from a Letter from St. Paul to the Ephesians. I was extraordinarily nervous during the reading, and I’ve spoken before some pretty big audiences before. I was just so filled with the Holy…

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Getting ready to say goodbye

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I’m returning home in four days and I can’t wait. But first we needed to celebrate Aunt Judy’s 60th birthday. Aunt Judy is a big reason why I’ve had such a wonderful experience in New York. She gave me a place to live for a little while. She also played a very influential part in helping me to return to my faith by practically dragging me to daily Mass. She’s had a tough life, losing two children, one to leukemia,…

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