Father’s Day <br/><br/>

In Fr. Ron Rollheiser’s Column in the May 29th edition of The Catholic Register, he wrote about his relationship with his father. Ron was 23 when his father passed away. Fr. Rollheiser remembers, “That year, I lost both my mother and father within a few months of each other. My brother and sister were still young; it took us a long time before we were able to get over the sadness.”<br/><br/>

Fr. Rollheiser feels sadness can be harnessed into strength. He said, “I can feel my dad’s love even more now. When my father was still alive, no matter how close we were, there was always some distance, some misunderstanding and some resistance. Sometimes, when we are separated, whether briefly or for a long time, it unexpectedly drew our relationship closer. When children leave home and go off to university, parents need time to adjust. But when the children return home to their parents, they become good friends.”<br/><br/>

Fr. Rollheiser’s sharing taught me that even though my father passed away when I was only five years old, my relationship with my father did not grow distant because love is eternal.