We headed west on Rte. 80 to Demopolis, Alabama. There we met with Gala Culpepper (Is that a southern name, or what?), who is a member of the Demopolis Historical Society. She said there is quite a thrust here to preserve history, with a series of renovation projects and historic markers all over town. And as they are trying to preserve history, they are trying to preserve a “simpler” way of life, said Gala. That is, going to work each day, church on Sunday and a “family meal at Grandma’s” on Sunday afternoon” — all wrapped in a slower pace… I then met with St. Leo pastor Michael Wrigley who was a sociology professor at Alabama University until he heard the call to priesthood. He told me he gave up his salary, pension, and so on at age 42, because he said he knew God was calling him in another direction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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