What a lovely tribute to Father Parker, both in these words and in the work you've done with him.
It doesn't fix anything in Detroit for me to say this, but it might be helpful to know that some of the problems with the church in the USA (i.e., both liberals and conservatives being much more invested in arguing for a correct theology that just happens to comport with their political opinions than in loving their fellow man) aren't problems in the same way in other parts of the world. I think there are far more priests worldwide who do emphasize putting the needs of the poor and vulnerable first, even if such rising priests aren't the most visible in the United States. For what it's worth, I think you would see a lot of the traits of Father Parker in our island's parish priest, who is quite some time away from retirement age.
What a lovely tribute to Father Parker, both in these words and in the work you've done with him.
It doesn't fix anything in Detroit for me to say this, but it might be helpful to know that some of the problems with the church in the USA (i.e., both liberals and conservatives being much more invested in arguing for a correct theology that just happens to comport with their political opinions than in loving their fellow man) aren't problems in the same way in other parts of the world. I think there are far more priests worldwide who do emphasize putting the needs of the poor and vulnerable first, even if such rising priests aren't the most visible in the United States. For what it's worth, I think you would see a lot of the traits of Father Parker in our island's parish priest, who is quite some time away from retirement age.
This is good to hear. Wish we could get some of em shipped over here stateside!