Correction to My Testimony
Posted on Saturday, April 21, 2007 at 9:15 AM by David Zavadil
My parents were up last weekend. My mother said she had a bone to pick with me about my blog. I thought, "uh oh, I have gone and made her mad." She then shared that I had a fact wrong, we didn't stop going to church because of the gas crisis. I said, "oh really? That is how I remember the time." She said "No. We had gone to Christmas Eve mass. We had set aside $50 to buy Christmas presents. It came time for the offering and we gave a little bit to the offering, saving the last $50 for presents." (I never realized my parents were last minute shoppers) "After the offering, the priest began to speak and told the congregation that unless they gave an additional $50 each they would all go to hell." My parents got up at that point and left. I have to admit, that twist on my life is a lot more exciting than higher gas prices. I wish I had known earlier as it just increases the respect I have for my parents. I pray that the Church will never be a place for that kind of abuse.Posted in Family happenings (RSS)
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