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Friday, October 16, 2020
We gather together this week, singing ‘Gather us in, the lost and forsaken; gather us in, the blind and the lame. Call to us now and we shall awaken, we shall arise at the sound of our name.’ (Gather Us In, M. Haugen, © GIA Publications) We come to…
Friday, October 16, 2020
October 18th is World Mission Sunday and comes with a reminder of our mission given us by Christ himself to spread the Gospel to the whole world. We should pray for the missions and all missionaries, but also remember God has sent us to the mission…
Thursday, October 8, 2020
We begin our Mass singing “Gather the People” by Dan Schutte where we encounter the Gospel message for the first time: “Gather the people! Enter the feast! All are invited, the greatest and least. The banquet is ready, now to be shared. Join in the…
Thursday, October 8, 2020
As we approach an election we have to decide who and what to vote for. Catholics are not told who to vote for, but are given guiding principles about voting. We are then called to be spiritual and civic adults who research, pray, and weigh out our…
Friday, October 2, 2020
This week I’m going to address a topic that has recently been in the news. A prominent and prolific Catholic music composer, David Haas, has been accused of sexual battery and spiritual manipula-tion. In no way am I defending his actions. All of the…
Friday, October 2, 2020
This Sunday, October 4th, is Respect Life Sunday, and October is Respect Life Month. This month always has had a personal “life” meaning to me because it is the month of my birth! I was born in 1976, three years after the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision…
Thursday, September 24, 2020
This weekend’s opening song is a general hymn of praise to our God, after all, that’s what we gather together to do: Praise and worship our Heavenly Father. “Praise the Lord! Ye heavens adore him; Praise him angels, in the height; Sun and moon,…
Thursday, September 24, 2020
This Sunday, September 27th, at the 11:00 AM Mass, Archbishop Naumann will publicly and officially install me, Fr. Greg Hammes, as the pastor of Prince of Peace Parish. I’d like to reflect a little on what this is about. When I hear the word “…
Thursday, September 17, 2020
This weekend’s readings take the previous weeks’ themes of mercy and forgiveness to the next step: God’s generosity. Through His mercy, forgiveness and kindness, He shows His boundless love for us. He will meet us each where we are, and guide us…
Thursday, September 17, 2020
The Season of Autumn also known as Fall begins this Tuesday, September 22. Many love the change in colors of the trees, the cooler temperature, and the nice weather. On September 22nd we experience the Autumnal Equinox, where day and night are…