by Father Jacob Maurer | Dec 25, 2022 | Reflections
Merry Christmas! May the celebration of the nativity of Christ bring you & your loved ones many blessings now and throughout the new year. The short version of my preaching this Christmas is that I have been inspired by a parishioner’s approach to getting...
by Father Jacob Maurer | May 10, 2022 | Reflections
This last Sunday, I kicked off a four week in-parish mission at my parish of Saint Mark in Shoreline. Over the last several months I have been discerning how the Lord is directing our community. Our staff has been brainstorming ideas and our pastoral council has been...
by Father Jacob Maurer | Apr 10, 2022 | Reflections
“Amen, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise.” Allegorie op de opstanding van Christus, Hieronymus Wierix, naar Crispijn van den Broeck, 1563 – voor 1586 One of the great blessings of Sacred Scripture, the celebration of liturgies, and...
by Father Jacob Maurer | Mar 13, 2020 | Reflections |
Before I was ordained, one of my on-again, off-again past-times was computer tech support. Often under the guise of a ‘small problem’, I would get that familiar call: “my computer is [insert malfunction here], would you take a look at it?”....