by Father Jacob Maurer | May 17, 2024 | Reflections
(Wikipedia has helpful side-by-side translations) In just a couple of days we will celebrate the last day of Easter and the birthday of the Church – Pentecost Sunday. The sequence Veni, Sancte Spiritus (Come, Holy Spirit) will be chanted just before we hear the...
by Father Jacob Maurer | Apr 21, 2024 | Catholic communities of the Olympic Peninsula (Parish Family 49)
Image courtesy Archdiocese of Seattle (used with permission) As concrete preparations begin for the next phase of Partners in the Gospel, the question of mission takes center stage in discernment and discussion. What I am coming to realize that what appears to be a...
by Father Jacob Maurer | Apr 6, 2024 | Catholic communities of the Olympic Peninsula (Parish Family 49), Parish life
Across the archdiocese, announcements are being made at every parish about priest transitions. On one hand – and I’m surely not alone in this! – it is good to finally have priest (re)assignments known publicly. On the other hand, this is another...
by Father Jacob Maurer | Mar 17, 2020 | Reflections
Clara trying not to breathe (Doctor Who – ‘Deep Breath’) One of my favorite science fiction shows is Doctor Who and one of my favorite actors in the show is Peter Capaldi. He played the twelfth regeneration of the Doctor and was introduced to the...
