by Father Jacob Maurer | Mar 26, 2024 | Reflections
As I write this, it is Tuesday evening of Holy Week – my day off landing smack dab in the quiet lull before the many liturgies to come. Here at Saint Mark parish, we had three Masses for Palm Sunday – the procession was at our principal Mass (10:30 am...
by Father Jacob Maurer | Dec 30, 2022 | Reflections
The Holy Family with St. John the Baptist, by Lorenzo Lotto (courtesy of Wikimedia Commons) Today we celebrate the feast of the Holy Family. It is a bit of a liturgical oddity – the rubrics tell us that it is to be celebrated on Sunday after Christmas. However,...
by Father Jacob Maurer | Dec 25, 2022 | Reflections
In the field of Christmas movies, competition – and the war of opinions – is fierce. From classics such as It’s a Wonderful Life and Miracle on 34th Street to movies that fail to even mention Christ (looking at you A Christmas Story), a person can...
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 | Dec 1, 2022 | Reflections
A more appetizing offering than those recently offered around here (image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons) Happy Advent and, belatedly, happy Thanksgiving! I know it’s been a hot minute since I’ve posted anything in this space – in fact,...
