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of preparing this paper a priest classmate and close friend, John Conlon, was senselessly murdered in his parish rectory. He was a good priest, a matm¡e Christian, independent and free, deeply committed to his ministry. He had gladly worked with the black community of Brooklyn for many years. It was only after his death we all realized how much he had done for people. As I watched the bishops and priests of our Diocese weep for him at his funeral Mass, I felt I experienced "Pastoral Concern." Perhaps some of the loneliness, discouragement, and the struggle of his life could have been helped. I offer this paper and thoughts in his memory.