
Compassion and Encouragement
Last month was one of the most difficult times in my priesthood, and, for that matter, my entire life. When word came to us that Bishop Dave O’Connell had been brutally murdered in his private residence, we were all shocked with unbelief. How could this happen to him? How could it happen to anyone? This was certainly not the will of God! Yes, a suspect has been apprehended, and he has confessed to the crime, but we still do not know what the motive was. We may never know. It is all so baffling. But I wanted to write this