Serving Christ and Connecting Catholics in Western North Carolina
Last week, the chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Religious Liberty urged Catholics to oppose the “Respect for Marriage Act,” which passed a procedural vote in the U.S. Senate on Nov. 17 — and is up for final congressional votes this month.
Fifty-eight years later, the images are still so very vivid. The funeral cortege; the deeply somber and silent crowds lining the streets; the riderless horse, named “Black Jack,” carrying a pair of highly polished, be-spurred boots in his stirrups to represent the fallen leader.