We were just boys at that time, teen-agers who ardently wanted to be priests . . .As was common practice in the 1940s, candidates for the priesthood were sought in Catholic grade schools and those young teenagers who felt called went off to a Preparatory Seminary and were introduced to a formation that profoundly transformed their lives. Their training was rigorous, but kind and gentle.
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Friday, October 26, 2007
32. Puberty ~
Sometimes
while kneeling
I would run a finger
over
the soft stubble
at my ear
or glance
at the hairs
on my hand
and wonder
what that meant.
~
Manchmal als ich kniete
pflegte ich mit einem Finger
über die sanften Stoppeln
am Ohr zu fahren
oder
die Haare auf meiner Hand
zu betrachten
und mich zu fragen
was für eine Bedeutung
das hatte.
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