by Father Jacob Maurer | Apr 9, 2024 | Reflections
Image courtesy Margaret Maurer (used with permission) The day after Easter, I left for Austin, Texas with my family to see the eclipse along the path of totality. My parents, having witnessed this in 2017, invited me shortly thereafter and have been pretty...
by Father Jacob Maurer | Apr 6, 2024 | Catholic communities of the Olympic Peninsula (Parish Family 49), Parish life
Across the archdiocese, announcements are being made at every parish about priest transitions. On one hand – and I’m surely not alone in this! – it is good to finally have priest (re)assignments known publicly. On the other hand, this is another...
by Father Jacob Maurer | Apr 1, 2024 | Reflections
Happy Easter! We have, at long last, reached the celebration of the resurrection of the Lord. And what a series of celebrations we have had, between the Easter vigil and the two Sunday morning Masses! As I told the servers before Mass, the Easter vigil is the most...
