friday, many of us were moved by the national service...i know i was... but, like all national services, i think its possible to go deeper... ...i thought therefore for this purpose, being a believer in the value of history, i might offer a link to a message by Bishop Fulton J. Sheen, from the early sixties... ...new york was his home...america his country...he wan't perfect...he had irish bombast and melodrama...but he exposed the fraudulent among his colleagues when it was there...he was honest in big matters...when equivocation is too often the political way... ...and he loved people...and maybe more significantly, he liked them... when i heard him at this site again, i found myself less afraid and anxious about the recent event, it being placed in the context of a far deeper drama and a deeper struggle... ...he and his message was very popular in an ecumenical sense... ...could he be heard today?... i think he speaks of a time when perhaps more thought and energy was given to the notion that we are called to serve our neighbour, with all we've got, even when it is costly... ...if anyone appreciates this message about love, then let me know... http://www.ewtn.com/vondemand/audio/selection/selection46.ram (requires real audio) shane
