[Magdalen] Down-hearted

[Roger Stokes]

On 17/08/2015 22:20, ME Michaud wrote:
> I am remembering a friend who was sent as interim to a
> struggling parish with the Bishop's words ringing in his
> ears:
>
> "Fix it or kill it."

I have gone to parishes which were thought to have no hope but have 
worked with the people and the tradition I found there to try to work 
out a viable future.  Yes, there were difficulties and conflict but they 
found a future which respected their past.  "Fix it" should never mean 
"make it something that denies its essence".

Roger