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Jun 2019
School is out for some and almost out for others, the cherry harvest is ready to begin, and summertime is upon us. For some this means hard work, for others vacation. For a great many it is a time of drifting away from God and the practice of religion – though some do not see those two things as closely related. Let me first address the challenges of harvest work. In my years here I have observed that the cherry harvest really does make it practically impossible for some people to get......
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November 30, 2018
Towards God: Part III
As we begin the season of Advent we also begin to experience the celebration of the Mass with the priest standing at the altar “towards God”. I have written about this traditional practice the past...
August 18, 2017
The Extraordinary Form Mass
On July 7, 2007, Pope Benedict XVI promulgated an Apostolic Letter ‘Motu Propio’ (on his own initiative) Summorum Pontificum on the use of the Roman liturgy prior to the reform of 1970. In that letter,...