Mercy and love learned early on

I just want to make one further point of my experiences at Shadowbrook and with Fr. Creeden. He was instrumental in increasing within me a greater intimacy with the Lord as merciful and loving. He was an example of that himself. At one point he challenged me and said, "I've encouraged you not to insist on dealing with the past but to pray more to and in the Lord about mercy and love." Years later I was a chaplain in a hospital in Bridgeport for thirteen years and my approach was one of mercy and love with patients and penitents. He encouraged me to be that way with others.

Blessings of his life

I believe that my life, the ups and the downs, were distinctly in the hands of God. And many thanks are due to the people he has given me for companions and friends. Yes, it is clear that God was there the whole time, and never was I abandoned by being left on my own. It says a lot about the Jesuit Society, and it says a lot about God's compassionate care, and it says a lot about companionship and the blessing that it is.

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