I didn't know anything about Charlottesville until after I wrote that fluffy post yesterday -- not until I boarded the train and connected to the wireless, and sat there agog trying to make sense of it all. Trying unsuccessfully, you probably don't need me to add.
We got back to Gladlyville just in time for 5:30 Mass this evening. I was sure our pastor would talk about the events of the past week, but he said not a single word. What about you? Anything from the pulpit today?
Tomorrow in Gladlyville there will be a rally organized by a person who has sparked local ire with Confederate flag displays in the past. There's also a group planning to protest that rally, but their event invitation doesn't sound like something I want my kids to see. (I can't be the only person wondering if it's prudent to take kids near a counter-protest at all.) I was joking around with Alex about it over Messenger--
I am thinking about seeing if I can organize a little group willing to meet on a nearby corner and say a quiet rosary. Vigil of the Assumption, feast of St. Maximilian Kolbe-- it's a good day to say the rosary in opposition to evil.
There's certainly plenty of evil to oppose.
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