Father Frank Cancro handed me a postcard.
On the front was Mary, her arms outstretched, with a multicolored shawl draping down from her hands like a circus tent. A lion, a tiger and a dancing dog were at her feet, with a clown, an acrobat, a juggler and others contained within the safety of her tent.
They all stood on a star, at the center of the center ring.
Mary, Cancro explained, protects those who spend their lives in the circus. Continue reading