Brett's Two Cents

Hello everyone! Sorry about the interruption to my column last week — Fr. Hans accidentally got out of his cage, and it took us awhile to find him and coax him back in. All rectified!
 
So, two things for you this weekend: one a public service announcement and one a thoughtful quote that Fr. Dave gave me this week.
 

First, the announcement: It’s been 12 or 13 years since we’ve re-keyed any of our buildings. Last fall, we consulted with the Washington County Sheriff’s department on safety and security in general on our campus. Based on that review, and based as well on a number of false building alarms that have happened, we’ve decided that it’s probably time to re-key.
 
The doors affected include those in the church, the Fireside Room and hallway, and the Parish Office. As of this weekend, then, those of you who have keys to those doors will find that they no longer work, and we invite you to contact Erica in the parish office to see about getting a new key (particularly those of you in charge of our various ministries and others who have need to be in the buildings regularly outside of office hours). There’s no need to return your old key; you can simply discard/recycle it at this point. Thanks for your help with this, everyone. 
 

Now for the quote. This comes from a Carmelite nun in Baltimore whom I’ve never heard of before, but from whom I’d be eager to hear more. Fr. Dave used this quote this week while addressing the school faculty as they prepare to head off for the summer, not knowing what they’ll be returning to in the Fall, what with all of the changing COVID-19 guidelines. I hope you find it as thought-provoking as I did:
 

The time will come when God’s light will invade our lives and show us everything we have avoided seeing. Then will be manifest the confinement of our carefully constructed meanings, the limitations of our life projects, the fragility of the support systems or infrastructures on which we depend, and the darkness in our own heart.

—Sr. Constance FitzGerald