Hurricane Harvey couldn’t stop kayaking priest

Thursday, August 31st, 2017

Floods didn’t stop Father David Bergeron, a Catholic priest, from bringing Christ and the Mass to those stranded by Hurricane Harvey this weekend.

After spending the night in his truck, Father Bergeron got into his kayak the next morning. His mission? To return to his parish and say Mass for Catholics stranded in the flood waters. Continue reading

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