Last night at St. James Cathedral we celebrated a Mass in memory of all who died during the COVID-19 pandemic. 700 candles burned to honor the 750,000 people who died in the United States. I invite you to watch the video, and particularly to listen to the homily and prayers. Read more…
While this last year has been such an endurance test, in some ways it also feels like it was just yesterday I sent out a video message announcing the cessation of public worship in the Archdiocese of Seattle due to the Covid Pandemic. Please watch the video below recalling the Read more…
On this feast of St. Ignatius, we recall a man who built his life and established a religious community out of his relationship with Jesus Christ. We are challenged by the example of this holy man to experience the same, complete conversion of life to Jesus Christ. In today’s Gospel Read more…
On this Holy Thursday night, we are very much like the people of Israel on that first Passover night in Egypt. They were in their homes praying that angel of death would indeed ‘passover’ them. We, too, like many around the world are in our homes, praying that we and Read more…
Our Holy Week has begun. God does not remain distant. In Jesus, God’s humility is manifest. Jesus takes on our human flesh. Jesus continues to be in our midst. Our minds continue to interpret our present moment through our ‘normal’ experience prior to COVID-19. It makes it difficult to ‘catch Read more…
Earlier this week, Pope Francis through the Congregation for Divine Worship provided a new Mass for celebration during times of a pandemic. The Mass includes special prayers and readings, which were used today for our livestream Mass. The Gospel is the very same used for the Urbi et Orbi prayer Read more…
Dear friends, if you were unable to attend Mass today, or unable to watch our livestream Mass on Facebook, here is the video. The beginning of the video went bonkers on us, but it eventually corrects after about 1:30. Let us continue to walk together in faith and spiritual communion. Read more…
As we continue to walk together this odyssey of a strange new reality known as COVID-19, I want to better utilize this blog as a means of being close to all of you. I want you to know that the decision to suspend the public celebration of the Eucharist was Read more…