From the view from the pew, a Mass is supposed to flow. Liturgy of the Word, Liturgy of the Eucharist, from procession to recession, it should be a seamless garment. But it unfolds that way usually only with planning and practice. And when there’s a new guy on the...
The Precious Blood Spirituality Institute (PBSI) has announced the hiring of its first Executive Director, Vicky Otto. Vicky is currently the Director of Companions (lay associates) for the Cincinnati and Kansas City Provinces of the Missionaries of the Precious...
An Easter message from our provincial director, Fr. Jeffrey Kirch, C.PP.S. What a mighty battle has been fought while we were sleeping. Jesus passed through the gates of death on behalf of all of us and together with St. Paul we ask, “Where, O death, is your victory?...
Why do you seek the living one among the dead? He is not here, he has been raised. Luke 24:5-6 By Fr. Steve Dos Santos, C.PP.S. “Christ is risen!” Is the traditional Paschal greeting along with its response, “Christ is risen indeed!” Some add an alleluia for...
By Fr. Tim McFarland, C.PP.S. The Gospel for this Sunday has always captured my imagination. Two points stand out in my mind. One, I always wondered where the man who committed adultery was. Second, what did Jesus scribble in the dirt? If this woman was caught in the...
(The day of the funeral was rainy.) Marilyn sent a text this morning “From Gene’s Molokai T-short ‘No Rain – No rainbows.’” And we all know what dad would say, “you gotta work with what you got!” On behalf of mom, my siblings and all the family by blood and the Blood...
