“I don’t have any friends here anymore.” It’s the complaint that priests often hear from parishioners, especially as churches grow and change, and one sympathizes. At every juncture in life, we are confronted with change, and change is disorienting. We become dependent on our surroundings and on the relationships that we forge. And while life in the church is ultimately about the healing work and mission that God does in our midst, it is easy for that web of dependencies... Read more