Last week I kicked off a series on this blog about liturgical changes within parish family 49 (colloquially, the Catholic Communities of the Olympic Peninsula). My first post in this series was a prologue – an attempt to lay a basic foundation for us in...
This week sees me off to the University of Saint Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary in Mundelein Illinois – I fly out on Monday for my annual retreat as required by the Code of Canon Law (CIC 276 §2) and archdiocesan policy (Many Gifts, One Spirit: Priestly...
This month begins the implementation of several liturgical changes at two of our churches in our parish family – Queen of Angels (Port Angeles) and Saint Joseph (Sequim). This was preceded by an extensive series of meetings, emails, and generally a lot of...
The last two weeks have been pretty wild. The installation Mass on the memorial of the Holy Guardian Angels was wonderful. Despite having made the Oath of Fidelity several times in my life, I was surprised at how nervous I was before the Mass. I am particularly...
I am pleased to share with you the audio of our monthly parish family townhall gathering. As always, you may watch the video here – and I’ve included the timestamps below for reference & easy access – but the best way to navigate the video is to watch it on...