“Lead, Kindly Light” I’ve been reading a biography of St. John Henry Cardinal Newman recently. I offer one significant moment of his life to ponder this week. In 1833, several years before his reception into the Catholic Church, he traveled to Rome. Then, on his return voyage, he became seriously ill and, at the same time, the ship was becalmed in the Mediterranean. That is, the winds ceased and the ship was more or less stalled, drifting, until the winds came back. Newman’s

I don’t know which is worse—to have things and our free movement shut down till an unknown time, or to hear talk of reopening things and whether it’s safe-- Well, as you’ve heard, the governor has spoken about reopening parts of the state and businesses, and this has led to questions about when our church may open. The answer is that it is a couple of steps beyond that.  I spoke to the Archbishop during Holy Week, and he stressed that he is under obligation to follow the dire