We have lasting friendships, occasional encounters. We know some people for all our lives. There are people we like, people we don't like and then the bevy of people who may not like us.
Some people impress us others just pass by and then those we find annoying or difficult.
All part of the mix of our daily lives.
In recent days I have had the great good fortune to meet a wonderful human being and it so happens he is a priest of the Dublin Archdiocese.
He stands out, gentle, kind, smart. I imagine the last thing he would want to hear is a pious word.
He brings into relief the sillyness of the holy jargon, all that stuff and nonsense that seems to be trotted out in pious tones.
I have always been suspicious of the 'holy stuff' but these days I can't help but think it is one big fraud, a self-indulgent game played out to massage and satisfy the egos of people who try to control and bully.
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