Father Tim Church, pastor emeritus of St. Jude Catholic Church in Allen, with Linda, his wife of 49 years. Father Church, a former Episcopalian priest who converted to Catholicism in 1995, is battling Alzheimer’s disease. (JENNA TETER/The Texas Catholic)
By David Sedeño
The Texas Catholic
Father Tim Church has presided over countless liturgies in his more than 20 years as a Catholic priest. Baptisms, weddings, funerals. His homilies, those who have heard them say, are filled with anecdotes, humor, and reflections on scripture passages that come to life because of his ability to bring the message close to home for those in attendance.
And yet, it is was his message during Masses at St. Jude Catholic Church on Feb. 7, 2016 that people continue to talk about.
