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Farewell Sr. Mary

We all meet different kinds of people in life. People come and go, but there are some we seem to have a hard time saying goodbye to especially those who made an impact in our life and those who connect and maintain the community that God wants us to have.

One of the people I treasure in my heart is Sister Mary O'Donnell, who was my partner in educating the young children (Grade 6 and Grade 7) at the parish of St. Robert's Church in San Bruno, California from 1995 to 2001.

We were on the phone the other day, and it saddened me to hear that she will be going back to Ireland for good, to spend the rest of her retirement days in her home country. It was hard to contain myself, without sounding so downhearted.
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