Wednesday, December 08, 2010

THESE STONE WALLS by FR. GORDON J. MACRAE

Musings from Prison of a Priest Falsely Accused

Saint Gabriel the Archangel: When the Dawn from On High Broke Upon Us

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FR. GORDON J. MACRAE
 on DECEMBER 8, 2010 · 
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. . . I’ve always felt great sympathy for Zechariah. I imagined him having to make an urgent visit to the Temple men’s room after this, followed by the shock of being unable to intone the Temple prayers. Zechariah was accustomed to great deference from people of faith, and now he is scared speechless. I, too, would have asked for proof. For a cynic, and especially a sometimes arrogant one, good news is not easily taken at face value. . . .

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