[MDJohnPaul]

This is a moving story about how a Catholic priest continues to minister even though he has Alzheimer's.

[afraidfortherepublic]

Poignant and sad. Yet, it is full of hope because this man has had most of his duties removed, yet he is still able to help people through his prayers.

I say to his fellow clergy — set aside your mundane worries about snow removal, the tree that fell in the school yard in the last storm, and the failing air conditioner one day a week and hie yourselves over to see Fr. Hipsley. It is an act of Mercy.

[GadareneDemoniac]

I stopped reading at “Inmates are good people”.

Is this why there are so many priests and nuns outside the prison crying their eyes out when somebody is executed? If so, I would submit that they don’t understand their own religion.

[Captain Rhino]

The priest also prays that more of his fellow clergymen would visit.

“If I’m ever in touch with a priest, it’s usually a situation where there’s an event,” he lamented, “but not like a friend who will come by and spend time with you. If I get near a priest, if he’s free, I’ll lean right next to his shoulder and make a good confession.”

Asked what advice he would have for those confronting major challenges, Father Hipsley said they should “concentrate on serious prayer.”

“If they are devout in their prayer,” he said, “then they have security in facing whatever their situation is that they are going to endure.”

A few minutes later, the priest closed his eyes and clutched his well-worn rosary.

Although I am not Catholic by denomination, Father Hipsley is obviously a saintly man.

I know his faith in the Lord's sustaining grace is not misplaced. And I pray that his fellow priests will give him more of their time now that he so desparately longs for their presence at this difficult point in his life journey.