Comments on: Boom, boom, diddum, daddum, waddum, CHOO!

By: Kasia

Kasia — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 02:13:13 +0000

Miss Jean, which parish does your brother belong to?

Father D is a sweet and gentle soul, and any parish would be lucky to have him. I doubt, however, that he is going to be given a pastorate right now…

By: jean

jean — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:56:49 +0000

It would be lovely if Father D were sent to my brother’s parish. Next week is HIS pastor’s final Mass (at 78 years old and with health problems, he finally is retiring). After so many years of splendid homilies and daily Masses, his parish is praying for another fine priest.

By: Stacy

Stacy — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:54:50 +0000

Kasia, Sunday’s mass was just amazing. I got pretty choked up quite a few times actually. Even though I wasn’t really close with him as our pastor, I’m really going to miss him. I love the accent too! His homilies (though they were long) were very good. I chuckled at the beginning of his homily on Sunday though. He’s a very inspiring person…he will be missed!

Actually, I’m getting a little teary right now just reading this!

By: djrakowski

djrakowski — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:23:41 +0000

Clam, you know how much I love Fr. D, and I’m going to miss him terribly (even though I’ve only been to about 3 Masses that he’s celebrated). I hope he’s assigned to a parish that’s within driving distance, as I’d love to see him again.

Once, I recall some less-than-kind folks sitting nearby who grumbled and moaned when they found out he’d be celebrating the Mass, complaining about his long homilies. I chuckled inside, thinking that they’d never have the patience to sit through a sermon delivered by an evangelical pastor!

By: Jaibee

Jaibee — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 03:46:26 +0000

Disciple vs. Pharisee, eh? It’s what is in your heart, not how well you keep the law. You *wanted* to be in the church at Mass, not that you used you kids as an excuse to duck out…. Completely different things.

Yes, Fr. D’s farewell was a good Mass. I missed him, and I hope to hear soon where he will be assigned.

As an addendum, as I stayed a bit later than you, and talked to him some more, we were hypothesizing with him where he might get sent to next. He goes, “I hope…it is not Alaska! But then, eh, maybe God wants me to bring the goodness of Christ Jesus to the Eskimos!”
I say, “Hopefully not, say, Kansas or Iowa or something!” He replies, “Ah, well, there are people there, too! Maybe I can gather them and do some good even there.”
But, he says, “I belong (or did he say ‘I am property of,’? not quite sure which, now) to the Archdiocese of Detroit. I will be assigned somewhere within the diocese.”

God Bless you, Father D, wherever the Lord has it that you will best serve Him!