Cardinal Timothy Dolan commends the people of New York for coming together during Sandy

A week after the worst storm in history bashed the east coast of the United States, leaving devastation in New York and New Jersey, Cardinal Timothy Dolan has praised those people affected. The New York Cardinal said the horrific storm brought out the best in people.

Writing in the New York Daily News newspaper, the Cardinal gave an NYPD officer as example of the sense of community felt throughout the city over the last week.

He wrote “It was a couple minutes after midnight, early Tuesday morning, the winds and rain at their peak. “Officer!” I shouted to the police officer on the steps of St. Patrick’s Cathedral. There he was under the scaffolding, looking through binoculars at all the surrounding buildings.

“Come in for a cup of coffee!” I invited him.

“Thanks, Father,” he replied, “but I gotta keep looking in case somebody up there is signaling for help.”

That police officer was an icon of this entire community this last week — poised for service, ready to respond.”