We were on vacation in South Carolina almost ten years ago and I recall thinking it odd that the priest invited someone wearing a dark suit to say a few words before the final blessing. From my journal in June 1997:
Heard nice chat at Mass today from a former Episcopalian minister who converted to Catholicism. He admitted in his former life he had tried to subtly convert catholics to protestantism, but finally couldn’t square John 6 - “those who eat of my flesh and drink my blood shall have eternal life”, since the original words pre-translation meant this literally & not symbolically. You could tell he’d struggled with it, taking a leave of absence and probably losing a some friends. Jesus said, ‘they know not what they do’, and cradle catholics could say ‘we know not what we have’ with respect to the Eucharist. His family huddled in group prayer after Mass, combining the best aspects of the Prot’s outgoingness with the Catholic’s Mass. Too bad this guy had to take a demotion; he obviously can’t become a priest.Guess I thought he was Episcopalian rather than Presybterian. But, if despite that, you answered "Scott Hahn" then pass go and collect $200.
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