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Angel of Fear
The recent spate of disciplinary actions against students’ misbehaviour put fear among seminarians. Life at Mount St. Charles appeared to be as orderly as it could possibly be. Just before Christmas...
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Soul Sanctuary
Father Nico wasn’t at the rectory when I arrived at his parish. He had gone to a small village to celebrate mass. The parish secretary told me that she was expecting him any minute. She offered me...
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Second Chances
Tales about the just finished semester at St. Ignatius freely rolled out from my lips. Father Nico listened as if he was reliving his own seminary life through mine. The drama of a group of men living...
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Security Blanket
The large diocesan auditorium was empty and dark. I had performed at this facility more than three years ago, when we were raising money for the seminary chapel. I was familiar of the layout of the...
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Salvaging Rejects
Unbeknownst to me, that same day the council of priests had a meeting. My confession created a crisis never before seen in the seminary’s history. They haven’t dealt with such a large number of...
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A Thousand Ifs and Other Variations of Regrets
For a few days, I didn’t see Brian until that day. He didn’t attend the mass. I wasn’t sure if he sat in the open-air lounge where some seminarians were hanging out about an hour ago. My heart felt...
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Stop staring
I have not abandoned Redeeming Renato: A Memoir in Progress. I am merely pausing to mull over what I have written so far. I’m also in the process of re-reading what I have penned so far and...
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