I’d like to thank Dr. Lori Pieper for bringing to my attention the following article from The Parable, the magazine of the diocese of Manchester, New Hampshire. It is about Lauretta and Ray Seabeck, who have given themselves to the poor of Haiti, in line with the work of Mother Teresa and keeping alive the memory of Papa Luciani (Pope John Paul I).
I highly recommend you take the time to read it, and if you can, extend your support to the Seabecks.
http://www.catholicnh.org/media-1/parable/inside/january-february-2010/cover-story/
It is no secret to my readers of my fondness for Papa Luciani, and my belief that he is a saint who will become more and more prominent in the minds and hearts of others as the years pass by. Despite his short pontificate of only 33 days (reflecting the age of Christ (33 years) when he was crucified) and the manner in which his successor, John Paul II so understandably overshadowed him with the force of his personality and the length of his pontificate (some 27 years), Papa Luciani will one day be among those we recognize as St. John Paul.
What I haven’t said much at all about is my fondness for Mother Teresa and her work. For a number of years, I gave thought to joining her lay associates. It never came to fruition, but the thought was there.
I am delighted that the Seabecks have, it would seem, similar sentiments to both of these saints to be, and have gone far beyond where this lowly deacon and blogger has gone in honoring them.
