Restoration: On Being a Rector

“He who works with his hands is a laborer. He who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman. He who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an artist.” - St. Francis of Assisi

My grandfather made beautiful things: Chairs, cabinets, dining tables, desks, and end pieces. He made them to fit and was sure to give them a certain artistic flair. He made them so well that nails and screws were often unnecessary. While not an eloquent, or even talkative, man, and certainly not educated by the standards of the current age, with his…