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...
In preparing for Pentecost this last weekend, I found myself unexpectedly melancholic. Though not unfamiliar emotional territory, I was caught off guard by the strength of the feeling of sorrow at the end of Easter. Sitting in my chapel on Saturday morning, I was...