Last Wednesday I wrote with reverence and gratitude about Cardinal John O’Connor, our prophetic and heroic archbishop from 1984 – 2000, on the 100th anniversary of his birth.
Today, as our nation marks his birthday, allow me to reflect on another towering pastor, prophet, hero, and martyr, The Reverend Martin Luther King. About him, too, do I write with reverence and gratitude.
The federal government only notes the birthdays of four people as national holidays: The Reverend King; two presidents, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, on the same day; and Jesus.
Washington…