From a Long Ago Sermon, a Joyful Message for This Troubled Season - Word&Way

From a Long Ago Sermon, a Joyful Message for This Troubled Season

That sermon, as I recall (having failed to locate the cut sheets of newsprint containing the actual words), was about his friend Phil, an American priest who was serving in Guatemala. While the bulk of the story is no longer with me, the memorable line came after a vivid description of Phil climbing steep, narrow steps to the very top of a bell tower and finding there that local artisans had painted intricate designs “where only the pigeons would see.”