Speaking of Anniversaries

I was invited to an anniversary Mass that I cannot attend, because of a prior commitment.
I'm sorry too, (quite aside form not being able to share the day with a friend,) because it's at a Catholic church called St Sabina's, which, along with its pastor, have been in the news quite a bit lately, http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/obama/867651,wrightcbs032908.article for one thing and another.
Fr. P seems like quite an interesting sort... I bet he's a swell preacher, too.