Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Fr. Sam Edwards Goes to Rome

Fr. Sam Edwards Goes to Rome

The Feast of Saint John the Evangelist
December 27, AD2010

Dear Family, Parishioners, Colleagues, and Friends in Christ,

Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

It was through the late Father Homer Rogers (d. 1980) of Saint Francis Church in Dallas that I was introduced to the idea that ultimately all love songs are about the soul's quest for the vision of God in his Bride, the Church. In my case, the example of that genre that seems most applicable is "Bless the Broken Road," best known through its performance by the country-crossover group Rascal Flatts. It reads,

I set out on a narrow way, many years ago

Hoping I would find true love along the broken road

Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org

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