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Fr. Raymond deSouza, a priest of the Archdiocese of Kingston and media columnist was the homilist at Fr. Richard Neuhaus' funeral mass - and he gave the single best homily that I have ever heard at any funeral. Here is the text to another homily he offered at a mass celebrating RJN's 20th anniversary of ordination as a Catholic priest. He has another winner! 

I don't know if it's because of the great material in RJN's life, or whether he is as gifted as I think he is, but I'd be honored to have such a priest as Fr. Raymond preach at my funeral (but not too soon I hope!).


Fr. Tim

The Straight Lines of Providence | First Things

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