CHAPTER 5
AT ST. INEZ' CHURCH
Father Paul Korner was sitting quietly in the church, much as he always did before Mass. He didn't hear someone come up behind him till she touched him lightly on his right shoulder.
Jordan smiled back at him as he looked up.
"Sorry if I was interrupting something. You have a minute?"
Father Paul smiled back. "Sure. What's up?"
"I'm getting married. I'd like to have the ceremony here."
"Let me guess....you would like me to perform the ceremony?"
Jordan nodded, a little sheepishly.
Father Paul nodded as well. "No problem."
Jordan gave a broad smile and a hug. "Thanks, Paul. I knew you wouldn't let me down."
Father Paul looked at her intently. "You know I have you to thank for coming back to the Priesthood."
"I'd heard you'd come back, but why?"
"Simple. I realized that sometimes doing what you really want to do and doing what you have to do are different things. And sometimes they're in conflict. That doesn't mean you shouldn't do them."
He looked at her a bit more seriously. "I had wondered if I'd just taken the easy way out, going into the priesthood. When I went on hiatus, I knew it was the wrong decision."
Jordan gave him a baffled look. "You mean being a priest?"
"No, no - leaving. You can't always solve a problem by running away from it. I thought for a long time, but then I thought of you. You never seem to run away from anything. It was a very tough decision, but I'm glad I made it."
How little you know, Jordan thought.
"So....when's the wedding scheduled?"
"I'm looking at July 23rd."
"OK....the church should be available on that day. If you have a number we can contact you at?"
As Jordan and Father Paul exchanged phone numbers and pleasantries, neither was aware of a figure lurking in the rear of the church, behind a ceiling post...
AT ST. INEZ' CHURCH
Father Paul Korner was sitting quietly in the church, much as he always did before Mass. He didn't hear someone come up behind him till she touched him lightly on his right shoulder.
Jordan smiled back at him as he looked up.
"Sorry if I was interrupting something. You have a minute?"
Father Paul smiled back. "Sure. What's up?"
"I'm getting married. I'd like to have the ceremony here."
"Let me guess....you would like me to perform the ceremony?"
Jordan nodded, a little sheepishly.
Father Paul nodded as well. "No problem."
Jordan gave a broad smile and a hug. "Thanks, Paul. I knew you wouldn't let me down."
Father Paul looked at her intently. "You know I have you to thank for coming back to the Priesthood."
"I'd heard you'd come back, but why?"
"Simple. I realized that sometimes doing what you really want to do and doing what you have to do are different things. And sometimes they're in conflict. That doesn't mean you shouldn't do them."
He looked at her a bit more seriously. "I had wondered if I'd just taken the easy way out, going into the priesthood. When I went on hiatus, I knew it was the wrong decision."
Jordan gave him a baffled look. "You mean being a priest?"
"No, no - leaving. You can't always solve a problem by running away from it. I thought for a long time, but then I thought of you. You never seem to run away from anything. It was a very tough decision, but I'm glad I made it."
How little you know, Jordan thought.
"So....when's the wedding scheduled?"
"I'm looking at July 23rd."
"OK....the church should be available on that day. If you have a number we can contact you at?"
As Jordan and Father Paul exchanged phone numbers and pleasantries, neither was aware of a figure lurking in the rear of the church, behind a ceiling post...