Saturday, April 02, 2005
Dreaming
My sister-in-law called earlier today to say she's been praying for the pope these past few days. Both Anita and I come from non-Catholics families, so the offering was much appreciated. Brittany was asking this morning if we were going to watch the "pope channel." I think CNN's coverage has been non-stop, so that assessment is accurate.
I dreamed I was watching people in a stairwell climb to pay their last respects to John Paul II. I noticed Sinead O'Connor and Michael Schiavo. As I looked at other faces carefully, I realized every person climbing the stairs had criticized him in some way. I was thinking to myself, should I go up too? As I decided it would be better to let people who really wanted to see him do so and began descending the steps, I woke up.
Just out of curiosity: what are your parishes doing (or what did they do) to pray for the pope, or mention this in the Sunday liturgy? 
