With all the talk about Cardinal McCarrick's pajama parties for young priests and seminarians, I thought it best to include something on a great priest.
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Obituary for Father John C. REINKEMEYER at Livingston Funeral Home
Father John C. REINKEMEYER June 20, 1921 - March 15, 2012 Father John C. Reinkemeyer, 90, died Thursday, March 15, 2012. Fr. Reinkemeyer …
This morning after mass a lady from Wichita and I were talking about Fr Reinkemeyer--she said he was her all time favorite priest. Maybe mine too. Fr R was a character. Drove a motorcycle all winter. Slept on the floor. Was given the poorest parish in Wichita, and so he had a 7:00pm Sunday mass that attracted people with some money. His homilies were usually sprinkled with quotes from the Fathers.…More
This morning after mass a lady from Wichita and I were talking about Fr Reinkemeyer--she said he was her all time favorite priest. Maybe mine too. Fr R was a character. Drove a motorcycle all winter. Slept on the floor. Was given the poorest parish in Wichita, and so he had a 7:00pm Sunday mass that attracted people with some money. His homilies were usually sprinkled with quotes from the Fathers. The Church needed a new roof, and he put on a new one. Very funny, with direct, sometimes salty language.
