The priest intones, “Peace be with you.” The congregation responds, “And with your spirit.” And then, sometimes it doesn’t come. The priest doesn’t say, “Let us offer each other the sign of peace.” Sometimes—often, around my town—he moves on with the Mass. And yet, even when the priest does not invite us, the church is aflutter with handshaking, waving, nodding, spouse-kissing…
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