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Hello, POP faithful. In this bulletin you will find our parish annual financial report. Our fiscal year runs July 1 - June 30 each year. I thought I’d add some of my commentary to the numbers. First, there is so much for which to be grateful. Our…

Recently I have received some questions about what we should be doing before Mass. If we are able, it is good to arrive at the church before Mass starts to spend some time in prayer in order to prepare our hearts for what is about to happen for Mass…

After the Pope’s most recent comments on the American election, I believe that it is an appropriate time for us to approach the topic of voting in the upcoming election. I have also received several emails in regards to this topic, so I have decided…

Thank you to everyone who has sent in questions so far! There are many great ones that I have received that I hope to answer going forward. Susan asked the question: “Can you explain the increased usage of incense we are seeing, as well as the…

First off, thank you to everyone who has sent in a suggestion for the Ask Father segment of my bulletin articles. Over the coming months I hope to answer many of the questions that you all are asking, or may have, throughout the liturgical year. I…

As summer comes to a close, we begin our new academic year; and with that we are also ending our National Preaching Series on the Eucharist as we have walked through John 6: the Bread of Life Discourse. Over the past month we have journeyed through…

Happy Anniversary, Prince of Peace! This Sunday, August 18th, is the 28th anniversary of the dedication of our current parish church. It was on this day in 1996 that our current church was blessed and dedicated by Archbishop Keleher. Concelebrants…

This past week we celebrated St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross. She was a Jewish convert to Catholicism and was a brilliant philosopher and theologian. She would teach in schools across Germany until anti-semitic laws did not allow her to continue.…

August is traditionally dedicated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, here are some things to know about the devotion: Symbols of the Heart of Mary: Her heart symbolizes her Maternal love; the swords refer to the sorrows that our Lady experienced…

Fr. Andrew, myself, Deacon Dan, Deacon Mike, plus 21 other Prince of Peace parishioners all attended the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis, Indiana from Wednesday, July 17th through Sunday, July 21st. This was the 10th national Eucharist…