Comments on Distinctly Catholic by Michael Sean Winters at National Catholic Reporter.
Thursday, December 22, 2016
Scorsese, my dad, and Christmas
Scorsese, my dad, and Christmas: Tomorrow, Martin Scorsese MGB: The command to forgive is from God. It is the only antidote to human violence. Of course, sometimes we get upset as part of life, as when someone dies. I treasure hearing Adeste Fidelis at Midnight Mass, especially in Latin, because it helps me remember my father and I always weep before the end of the first verse. Deliberately going to this Mass is like seeing some movies - both the one mentioned and the one with Wil Smith that is just out, Collateral Beauty, which is about coping with the death of a daughter - my greatest fear. Movies and Masses allow us to experience these things for a moment, hopefully without ruining our day.
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