Brad Bursa

The intimacy portrayed in the icon caused me to double take. I had never seen anything like it. I’m speaking, of course, about the piece depicted above. It’s an early Coptic Christian icon depicting Jesus and Abbot Mena. Some refer to it as “Christ and his friend.” I see that, and I see in this…

Spend any time at a Midwest parish (really any Catholic parish) and you’ll find some Garys and Debbies around. I’m talking about the parish fixtures, the small group of guys and gals who make the parish go ‘round. They volunteer to everything, run everything, sacrifice for everything. They know everyone and anticipate needs. They do…