

09.03.17: Embrace the detours
Homily from the 5:30 p.m., 10:30 a.m. and 12 p.m. Masses at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Crown Point, Ind. On Monday, I had what will more than likely be my last “First Day of School,” at least as a student. When the alarm rang at 5:45 a.m., I laid there for a good 15 minutes before finally getting up and getting ready. When I arrived in the chapel 10 minutes before Mass, there was a new guy in MY seat. Now, we don’t have assigned seats, it’s just that I’m Jeff and I’ve sat