A Vow: Silence is Golden

Starla Smith is my new favorite Catholic, but she has refrained from trying to lure me into joining her at St. Teresa’s. Word has reached me from a reliable source that the reason she hasn’t tried to gather me into the fold is that (1) My bones creaking and groaning would cause a disturbance while kneeling on the prayer alter, or (2) she’s afraid that I couldn’t get back up if I ever did mak…