Bill Clinton: “Father Mike left us one last earthly gift with Father Duffy's homily. That will long be remembered for its humanity, its…”

“Father Mike left us one last earthly gift with Father Duffy's homily. That will long be remembered for its humanity, its love, and its humor. My husband and I first heard of Father Mike during the White House years. We kept hearing about this charismatic Franciscan who ministered to the homeless, to AIDS victims, to immigrants, with perhaps a special touch for Irish immigrants and who loved his firefighters. So we invited him to the White House for our annual prayer breakfast, and because I was so intrigued by everything I had heard about him, and because I knew that in a big event like that I might not get much time to spend with him, I took the hostess' prerogative and put him at my table. What a beacon of light. He lit up the White House as he lit up every place he ever found himself.”