"The juxtaposition of Thanksgiving with the Church's annual month of
prayer for the dead hadn't previously struck me with force; that it did
this year has something to do, I expect, with my late sister-in-law,
Linda Bauer Weigel. Linda died in January after a heroic battle with
ovarian cancer - a dreadful diagnosis she received just before
Thanksgiving 2019. But she was determined that the rotation of family
holiday get-togethers be maintained; it was her turn and my brother
John's to host Thanksgiving dinner; and they did. Linda's exceptional
courage transformed what could have been a grim day into a happy one."
In a recent commentary, George Weigel
(columnist and Distinguished Senior Fellow, Ethics and Public Policy
Center, Washington, DC) reflected on how paradoxical formulas often illuminate important truths that would otherwise go unremarked. "That's surely the case with the paradox that death (as one theologian
put it) is the only thing we really have to look forward to."
To access Mr. Weigel's complete post, please visit:
The Boston Pilot: Echoes: The Catholic Difference: Thanksgiving and the paradox of death (25 NOV 20)
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