We begin our liturgy with the singing of the refrain from “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.
The…
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Wednesday, June 24, 2020
There is such a thing as a good death, a death that, however sad, leaves behind a sense of peace. I have witnessed many of these types of deaths and I have seen many that are not at all peaceful. I think we would enjoy the former over the latter.
In…
Thursday, June 18, 2020
Our Mass this weekend, begins with the refrain to the song “Sing a New Song.”
Sing a new song unto the Lord;
let your song be sung from mountains high.
Sing a new song unto the Lord, singing alleluia.
This text is echoed in the end of our first…
Thursday, June 18, 2020
This weekend, as we celebrate fathers, two men who are fathers in our parish will be ordained to the Permanent Diaconate. Congratulations to Jason Imlay and Justin Reuter.
Today is also the 28th anniversary of my ordination to the priesthood. All…
Friday, June 12, 2020
Juliana of Liège, a 13th century canoness from Liège, Belgium, had a vision of the Church under a full moon with one dark spot on it, signifying the absence of a feast dedicated to the Body and Blood of Christ. After having visions of Christ for…
Friday, June 12, 2020
As I prepare to leave Prince of Peace for yet another priestly assignment, it is good for me and us to reflect on the priesthood and the Eucharist. Reflecting much over the past three months on both of these as we live through this pandemic, I have…
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
The following excerpts are taken from the Catechism of the Catholic Church regarding the Church’s teaching on the Most Holy Trinity:
The formation of the Trinitarian dogma
249: From the beginning, the revealed truth of the Holy Trinity has been at…
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Sometimes our Catholic theology can be intense. Many times in trying to explain our beliefs we need to have knowledge that should propel us to know and find out more. Similar to other animal instincts, we humans - imprinted with the divine nature,…
Friday, May 29, 2020
Happy Birthday! The Church celebrates its beginning today on Pentecost Sunday, when the Holy Spirit filled the hearts of the faithful, sending them out to spread the Gospel, and the Church was born. In the first reading from the Acts of the Apostles…
Friday, May 29, 2020
On this Pentecost Sunday, concluding this most unusual Easter season, we are breathed upon again and reminded of the great gift of the Holy Spirit.
As we don the red to remind ourselves of the flames of fire that appeared on the Apostles, hear the…