Partisan in-fighting, economic uncertainty, natural disasters, personal tragedies... Is it any wonder that a deep-seated malaise seems to have settled over the land? It is impossible to pick up a newspaper, turn on the television, or go online without encountering bad news of some sort. The wonder isn’t that so many people are chronically depressed, but rather how anyone can manage to be upbeat. Don’t they have any problems? Are they stupid? Perhaps they simple view the world from a different perspective.
Why Should Christian Mentor Criminals?
On Sunday, June 5th Deacon Tom English who also serves as Board Chair of Sponsors and Bill Hogan from the Sponsors Mentorship Program provided an Adult Education program on possibilities for lay ministry available to St. Mary’s parishioners. The program was well attended and I was asked to provide something of a summary for The Bellringer. What follows is a summary of that program.
