I met Kevin at one of my parish’s gay-lesbian potlucks. I was impressed with his refusal to be erased, either by who he was or his relationship or his family. He took his place in the Church, which he loved so much. He was a model of faith and forgiveness.
So it was with shock when I found out he was in an automobile accident. Did he know that morning was his last? I suspect his yes to God was a yes to life and all that it entailed. And the incomprehension of leaving a husband and two young children behind is an act of trust in Jesus. I don’t know. I am bowled over for this holy man and I am grateful.
They whom we love and lose
are no longer where they were before.
They are now whenever we are.
--St. John Chrysostom
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