[lugsoul]

Such a Catholic reply. My dear, telling someone "you may not come down to the alter, but the rest of you may" is by its very nature ostracism.

[Salvation]

But you will be invited to come forward for a blessing. Please, I am pleading for your wife and daughter, possibly because I have lived their walk.

I fully realize, that neither they nor I, can change your mind however. You are the one who can wield your presence at this Easter Mass as a blessing or a burden for them. Only you can make that decision. And the way you are sounding right now it would be a burden.

I tried to point out the positives. I don't understand why you can not see them. (Giving up a little personal pride to honor Christ and to honor your wife and daughter.)