THE NEXT MORNING, HELEN and I sit in the living room of the Rectory at 9:30 a.m., joined by Carly O’Brian from American Catholic Today. On the coffee table is a small digital recorder. She has a notepad, probably with the questions she wants to ask us.
“Father Greer, Ms. Parr, I do appreciate you taking time to speak with me and I am not going to stay long,” O’Brian says. “I know how busy a parish priest is, and Ms. Parr, I understand you are still recovering from your injuries.”
“We’re more than happy to talk to you,” I say. Helen nods in agreement.
“OK,” O’Brian says, looking at her notes. “Um, the first obvious question, Father, is why did you say the Funeral Mass for the woman who tried to murder your future wife, not once, but twice?”
I assumed she would ask this question or one
