Archbishop Schnurr has a very brief video introduction to the Beacons of Light initiative to realign our parishes. Members of St. Mary and St. Peter parishes are invited to the first of our information sessions on this initiative on Tuesday, September 7th, at St. Mary Parish at 7:10 p.m. This will include a presentation by […]
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Since I am a bit of a news junkie, I spend too much time on news websites. Some of them try to sensationalize the news, to get you to click on the story (and thus support their ad revenues). So they use/have attention-grabbing headlines, often with the word “shocking” in them (Shocking revelation about the
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As the Covid-19 virus continues to be a threat to the health of many, there is increasing controversy over the question of whether various entities (governments, businesses, etc.) can mandate vaccination, and if so, if people should be allowed to seek exemption from such a requirement on medical grounds, general conscience objections, or on
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St. Maximilian Kolbe I have not written much about the saints of August. They include ancient and modern martyrs, including two who died in the terrible World War of the 20th century because of their ethnicity and their religious vocation (Edith Stein/St. Teresa Benedicta and Maximilian Kolbe). I’ll try to write a little bit
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Today we have the rare opportunity to celebrate the solemn feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Sunday Mass. This feast is usually designated by our bishops as a day on which the faithful are obliged to attend Mass, but sadly, many of the faithful simply forget about these feast days or
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I wrote recently about Pope Francis’ decision to restrict the celebration of the old Mass (called the Traditional Latin Mass [TLM] or extraordinary form of the Mass). A few more thoughts on that today, especially about the history of the implementation of the new Mass [novus ordo]. After the new rite of the Mass was
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I have received a few questions recently about Pope Francis’ recent decision to place many restrictions on the old rite of the Mass. This controversial action has been reported in the secular news, so I wanted to explain it from a Catholic perspective. (I always recommend not getting any news about the Church from secular
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(This column is not for children). You might have heard the phrase “the elephant in the living room.” It refers to a highly important topic that everyone knows is real and significant but almost no one wants to discuss or address, because it is too controversial or, as often as not, makes some people very
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It used to be a staple of every Catholic household library to have a work on the lives of the saints. Especially popular was a classic work by 18th Century English priest and philosophy and theology professor, Fr. Alban Butler. His multi-volume work on the saints became the go-to reference for many decades and it’s
Now that we are about to enter into the summer Olympics season in Tokyo, our Archdiocese has just celebrated its bicentennial, and we have just celebrated the 4th of July national holiday, my memory was brought back to the nation’s bicentennial celebration in 1976. It was a time of great celebration and red, white and
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