Finally my cousin, Judy, moved to Gramma's house and we could go to school together
. She was five years older thatn I was and I loved her dearly. I remenmber when I was in the second grade and she was in the sixth, we would be at recess together and when the bell rang, I would run to give her a kiss before I returned to my classroom. She still laughs about that to this day. Growing up in the pre-vatican church was stark and painful for me. Perhaps that's why I worked so very hard to put the principles of Vatican II into practice in the parishes where I ministered. Making God's love and freedom of conscience important topics, I believe I freed many children as well as their parents from living a life based on fear.