Hosts and guests were enjoying coffee and dessert. Father Koesler had held center stage throughout the meal. He was the only one in this group who had known Father Joe Farmer. And, as it happened, Koesler had known Farmer very well. Responding to the questions and to his memory, Koesler had begun...
She knew exactly when her appetite had vanished. It wasn’t the slopping of Bishop McNiff’s food all over his door. That was boneheaded, not like her at all. It was one of those embarrassing moments that would return periodically to memory, each time causing her to wince. Everyone has such uncomfo...