“Unicorn!” the Deacon proclaimed,
then proceeded weaving something
mystical and hopeful between
today’s First Reading, the Psalms, and
the Holy Gospel. “Unicorn!”
the Deacon, once again, exclaimed,
“What is in your brain?” he challenged,
“the shape, form, and color of some
thing that does not even exist?”
“God on the Cross!” heated Deacon
shouted, feverishly pointing,
gesturing to the large wood rood;
the Crucifix, mounted behind
and high above the Church altar.
“God on the Cross!” he repeated,
then left the pulpit and sat down.
Gary Edward Geraci