
Letter #14 Colleen has no escape from sinful desires.
Dearest Santo,
For the first time in my life I felt like I knew the power of sinful temptation. When I fled from the inn to the church, it was as if I hoped to run away from it. As I hoped to run away from the way you made me feel. I imagined I could still deliver myself from temptation.
I never needed more help than I did that night. I was weak and I knew it...
I begged God to protect me, to keep me in the arms of His church. But He was far away that night, while Mrs. Fitzpatrick, your accomplice, was right there...
My jaw nearly hit the floor when you arrived with Mrs. Fitzpatrick, who wore my scarf as if she had been wearing it for years. May the Lord forgive you both for deceiving Father Mallory - in Church, of all places! And may God forgive me, for keeping quiet as Sister Mary Anne coughed up an apology for her "mistake." Perhaps your generous contribution to the Church will go a little ways to saving our souls.
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