It was sad to read this week news of the death of Sr Janet Mead. Her version of “The Lords Prayer” (which was an international hit record) came out around the time of my First Holy Communion. There are so many things I remember about that time of my life, and the song is one of them. I remember it as a time of my life when I became quite deeply religious.
I think there was a bit of interest in me from the priests and nuns, and not in the way that’s sadly become all too familiar.… Read the rest “Memories of my Catholic youth”