tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6770248786883931686.post849845289334806053..comments2024-03-25T22:45:57.560+00:00Comments on Transalpine Redemptorists at home: The world has changed.Agapitushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13605989610215366446noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6770248786883931686.post-34077748381049067442011-05-02T07:34:50.931+01:002011-05-02T07:34:50.931+01:00My father, James Ernest O'Brien, born on 20th ...My father, James Ernest O'Brien, born on 20th June 1900, is said to have once declared, "If you are up in time on Easter Sunday you can see the sun dance".<br /><br />Dad (God rest his soul) was now dead nineteen years, but his reported words lived on in my memory, so I was quite excited when, in the year 2000, I decided to see for myself. I soon realised, however, that the cloudiness of the morning and my lack of geographical common sense meant that when the clouds parted, I had been gazing into the north east and the sun was already well up in the sky! Strange to say, I was not disappointed. It was still Easter Sunday!<br /><br />Eleven years later I decided to try again. Once outside in the chilly pre-dawn I was dismayed to find that the home where I was staying had trees and small hills between it and the horizon. Still, I decided to persevere and trust. Soon I could see a brilliant speck between the close-knit branches. Continuing to trust, I thought, "Well, I can SEE the sun". <br /><br />Next moment its rays burst through the trees, and - they were trembling! <br /><br />So was I.Anne Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01793036804445324901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6770248786883931686.post-65346412874963049522011-04-25T04:11:05.251+01:002011-04-25T04:11:05.251+01:00Happy Easter to you Brothers and Fathers and to al...Happy Easter to you Brothers and Fathers and to all friends here and all your families :)Inkstainnoreply@blogger.com