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This week, I’m going to address a few of the comments that we’ve received from the Parish Survey that we sent out in the weekly parish email sent on July 27th and August 3rd. Here we go: “Open up the restrooms for emergency use.”The restrooms are…

In this Sunday’s first reading from the First Book of Kings, Elijah is to encounter God, but God does not speak to him through the wind, the earthquake, or the fire. Instead, God speaks in a “tiny whispering sound” or as other translations say, a “…

We begin our liturgy this weekend singing “Gather the People”: “Gather the people! Enter the feast! All are invited, the greatest and least. The banquet is ready, now to be shared. Join in the heavenly feast that God has prepared.” (Dan Schutte, ©…

Since we enter into the month of August and draw nearer to the beginning of a new school year (we pray), I thought I’d talk about math. Did you know the Bible is full of math? This Sunday’s gospel is one example; Jesus multiplies 5 loaves of bread…

We begin our Mass this weekend with the song “Table of Plenty” that sings of how God provides everything for us at His altar. This idea flows directly into our first reading where God is providing everything that Solomon needs when he asks God for…

Time flies! Our summer is moving along quickly as this is the last weekend of July. I can’t believe that by the time this article is published I will have been at Prince of Peace already 25 days (of course I have to write this about a week earlier…

We continue the Gospel reading today with another parable. During this portion of Ordinary Time, that’s what we’ll be getting for a few weeks. Lots of parables about Jesus’ public ministry. Our music selections during this restricted time are all…

Lots of parables! In last week’s Sunday gospel we had the parable of the sower and soils. This week we have the parables of the weeds in the field, the mustard seed, and yeast mixed into dough. And next week we receive the parables of the hidden…

Just some random thoughts this week! I’ve been thinking a lot lately on various aspects of the liturgy and what they mean – probably since we can’t fully celebrate the mass in the present times.  A lot of liturgy folks have been writing articles…

I thought I’d summarize some of my first homily into this column (so this was from last Sunday). What are my expectations as the new pastor of Prince of Peace? They say in the business world that setting expectations is crucial for leadership. Plus…