Following Jesus in rejecting empire
The night is cloudless and the moon bright. A distinct disadvantage when one is attempting a clandestine journey out of the country. But a nun’s vestments are a cloak of dark, and so Sister Mary Eunice and Magdalene are only shadows as they slip from the convent. Adrienne bears a more natural cloak with her…
Father Fitzpatrick wipes the sweat from Brother O’Brien’s forehead. He’s in a fevered delirium and has steadily worsened since the first signs of illness bound him to his bed. The boys are quiet tonight. No banter now that their mate Eric lies convalescing alongside Brother O’Brien in his room. The troubled shouts of the Brother…