father’s day has come and past and to be perfectly honest, i’m glad and relieved that it’s over. the last few weeks, i’ve been bombarded with father’s day related media: ads in the paper, commercials on tv, articles in the local paper. i felt choked up a little and a tear came to my eyes during the general intercessions at mass yesterday when we prayed for the fathers who had passed from this life into the next and for those of us who mourn for them.
i’ve dreaded the arrival of father’s day ever since the death of my father last october. (more…)
