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We usually have two collections. The first is for the upkeep of the church, and the second is for something different each week. This past Sunday in NYC the second collection was for victims of the tsunami. People pulled out their wallets and checkbooks. I never saw so many twenty dollar bills in the basket. Usually, the second collection is for the local schools or charities for the poor.
I never walked away from my Catholic faith, but I didn't attend Mass for about a decade. When I returned to Mass, I felt a sense of inner peace and calm that I had never felt before. I guess it was a matter of timing.
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