As most Catholics in the Archdiocese of Seattle know, there is an annual conference for priests of the archdiocese. Typically held during the week of Father’s Day, priests gather together with the archbishop and his auxiliaries in Ocean Shores for about three...
As I settled into the Archbishop Brunett Retreat at the Palisades for the archdiocesan ‘Betrothed’ retreat, it hit me that most of the month of October has involved celebrations of and preparations for marriage. On October 11, I was privileged to celebrate...
This last week has been a rather extraordinary mix of sorrow and joys. As most everyone has heard by now, Father Dennis Robb died sometime this last Sunday. Over the summertime and at his request, he and I had recently made arrangements for him to take the 1 pm Mass...
July 7, 1948 – October 5, 2025 As some of you heard at the 1 pm Mass at Saint Joseph yesterday, Father Dennis Robb was found in his home early Sunday afternoon – he died sometime overnight. His family arrived shortly after he was found – we prayed...
(Yet a)nother eleventh hour pastor’s post. No doubt about it, I’m late on the ball this week! But what a week it has been. As I type this, I am in Port Townsend for weekend Masses – and this weekend is the third time I’ve driven out here this...
