Closing Time
Closing Time
“Semper Fidelis From the time I was small, I kept my eyes peeled for role models I could substitute for my unsatisfactory father. They did not have to be breathing. One day when I was five years old, I stumbled upon a curious object in my parents’ bedroom. It was a wooden-and-glass box with a silver crucifix poised atop it and pint-sized candleholders squatting on either side. On the front was a glass viewing screen, through which, by rotating a lever, I could gaze at colorful images of the four...teen Stations of the Cross, imprinted on a sheet of cloth. Here was Christ arraigned before Pontius Pilate. Here was Christ on the road to Calvary. Here was Christ having nails driven into His hands by executioners who looked almost blasé, as if they were civil servants punching the clock.
The box had tiny hinges on the back, which I soon pried open. Out spilled a cornucopia of religious paraphernalia: oil, water, cotton swabs, a prayer book, a silver plate. Rifling through this unexpected haul of swag, I unearthed a gold pocket watch and a tiny leather book.MoreLess
The box had tiny hinges on the back, which I soon pried open. Out spilled a cornucopia of religious paraphernalia: oil, water, cotton swabs, a prayer book, a silver plate. Rifling through this unexpected haul of swag, I unearthed a gold pocket watch and a tiny leather book.MoreLess
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