On my last day in Rome, I had lunch at a restaurant near St Peter's before catching a taxi to Fiumicino Airport. Having ordered and settled down to reading Peter Kreeft's Ecumenical Jihad, I noticed a Bishop come in, also on his own. I nodded politely and we both continued with our reading and repast.
After lunch, he came over and introduce himself, complimented me on my choice of reading and left. Shortly after, when I asked the waiter for the bill, he told me that the Bishop had paid it.
So thanks very much indeed, My Lord, and may God bless you for your kindness.
3 comments:
I agree, good choice of reading.
Good priest and good bishop too.
But of course, all these good things come from a good God.
:-)
I've seen Ecumenical Jihad in a Catholic bookshop but have to confess that I was sort of put off by the blurb that suggested that Christians might join forces with Muslims to combat the forces of secularism.
But, then, I haven't read the book. Would you recommend it, Father?
Yes, the book does suggest that Christians and Muslims have common ground on which they can together fight evil. This happens in England at any rate in the pro-life movement.
I would agree with most of what he says and I would recommend the book.
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