Like so many others, I will be casting my ballet today – shortly after hitting ‘publish’ on this post, I will take a few minutes to indicate who and what I am voting for, sign & seal the document, and drop it off at the nearest ballot box on my...
Today is the third day of a sort of unofficial ‘autumn triduum’ of All Hallow’s Eve, All Saints, and All Souls’ (kudos to Elizabeth Scalia, through whom I encountered the term in her 2021 article Halloween, All Saints’, All Souls’: The “Autumn...
At least in my head, I get a lot of mileage from the ending of the The Lord of the Rings trilogy, uttered by my favorite character, Samwise Gamgee: “Well, I’m back.” The movie depiction of this scene never fails to bring a lump to my throat, as well...
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...
After spending a week on private retreat here at Mundelein seminary, I am joining my classmates for a 15-year anniversary reunion. About 20 of our class of 37 us are able to come and I am looking forward to reconnecting with friends, hearing about the various...
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...
