A MESSAGE FROM FR. ED

Dear OLM Parish Family: In an effort to be transparent and clear, I want to be the one to tell you last week I resigned my position at Catholic Charities after almost 19 years of service. The reason is simple: the Diocesan leadership and I were unable to reach an agreement for my continuing which I would have found fair and appropriate. As many of you know, there are times in all of our lives when we must walk away from a situation in order to maintain our integrity. This was my time. Needless to say, I wish everyone at Catholic Charities good fortune. Far more important however, I want to take this chance to AGAIN thank Msgr. Carroll and the OLM Community for your donations, good will and good words and your support over the years. OLM is truly the Catholic Charities Parish of the Diocese. No other parish contributed so much nor so consistently. The Lord says we will be judged by our generosity. In that case, OLM people will fare well on judgement day. As for me, there are plenty of things I am eager to do to contribute; and I will remain here at OLM for as long as I can and as a long as anybody finds my ministry valuable. Blessings, Fr. Ed