Father Eric Banecker, parochial administrator of St. Francis de Sales Church in Philadelphia, was in seventh grade on Sept. 11, 2001, when al-Qaida militants hijacked three planes and attacked the World Trade Center and the Pentagon — murdering more than 2,900 innocent people. A fourth plane commandeered by the terrorists, United Flight 93, crashed into a field in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, just hours from his home, killing all 44 people on board. Now age 32, Father Banecker vividly remembers the events of that shocking day and the deep sense of national unity it provoked. Sent home early from his parochial school, he watched the unfolding spectacle replayed on television: the planes attacking the towers, the first responders rushing to Ground Zero, clergy giving general absolution, and members of Congress singing God Bless America at the Capitol.
Americans ‘in a Different Place Spiritually Than We Were’ on 9/11| National Catholic Register
Americans ‘in a Different Place Spiritually Than We Were’ on 9/11| National Catholic Register
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