The Trip North, Pas Deux

Out of the gate, thank you for all your prayers. Meeting CANA's Vocations Committee was one of the most pleasant experiences that I've encountered in quite some time. Father Jack Grubbs and his committee, along with Bishop David Bena had many thoughtful questions throughout the nearly 90 minute interview.

The afternoon meeting at Church of the Messiah was a different story. I was in the Parish Library, sitting around the table with men who's love for God and His people was palpable. Too, the members of this committee were men who made considerable sacrifice in the name of truth and the Gospel.

The encounter had a completely different feel to the interview I had at the Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Church of God offices at Simpsonville, MD back in 1991. That day entailed a lengthy ordeal that included gatekeepers, "good cop/bad cop" tag-team interviewers and a sense that if you weren't a legacy, you were facing an uphill day.