Regular readers may recall that we receive greetings from the missions during the holiday season. Whether by email, card, or text, missionaries on the receiving end of our donors' generosity reach out with best wishes and thanks. Just last week, one arrived that stood out, not just because of its' message, but because it had taken two months to reach us! On November 21, 2020, Father Patrick McGillicuddy, a Redemptorist missionary in Brazil, penned his note, reflecting on what we have all been living with -- the "new normal." Father Pat writes, "It's difficult to believe that from the second w...