Worship Commission
In all the customer service classes I have had in recent years, the question I was taught to ask is “How may I help you right now?“ Very simple, very direct and I hear similar questions asked in many businesses. The here and the now is what we have control over and every moment is…
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One feature of the Eucharist is its deceptive simplicity. In form, matter, and personnel, it seems that the Mass requires little. Liturgists have identified this aspect of the Roman Rite in a positive light as “noble simplicity”. The simple furnishings required: an altar, a chair, and ambo. The simple proclamation of the word. Very ordinary…
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For the last two months I’ve been managing the stress of dealing with the pandemic by thinking of it as a temporary break from the normal routine, a break during which I may miss significant features of my life, but most likely can make up for everything in a short while. Once I managed the…
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Thank you so much for taking the time to read these instructions. It is such a challenging time, requiring us to take on a holy discipline so different from what we are accustomed to. Thank you for understanding that these instructions are for the benefit of everyone and require a generosity of spirit that might…
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On Friday, May 1, 2020 at 2:00 PM, Central Daylight Time, Archbishop Gomez, president of the USCCB will be leading the faithful in the United States in renewing our consecration to Mary, the Mother of God. During this time of the pandemic, we turn to the Blessed Virgin to inspire us, intercede for us, and…
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The Church encourages frequent, even daily, Holy Communion but, if at any time we cannot go to Mass in or out of this season of the coronavirus, we can still unite ourselves to the Eucharist through making a spiritual Communion or communion of desire. Fr. Dan Merz, STD, a priest of the Diocese of Jefferson…
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Steve Angrisano, composer, vocalist, guitarist and Catholic Speaker gave a concert at Our Lady of the Lake Concert on Sunday, February 9, 2020. The concert had approximately 300 attendees Steve travels all over the country and has sung for Pope Francis as well. He is one of the many artists who are represented by Oregon…
Read MoreThe three pillars of our Lenten discipline are prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. Last Sunday we heard about fasting and sacrifice in the story of Christ’s fasting in the desert after which he was tempted by Satan. Next Sunday we will hear about the story of the Samaritan woman at the well. Jesus invites her to…
Read MoreLent has begun. Catholics throughout the world have begun our Lenten discipline of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, acts of penance that are meant to purify us and prepare us to celebrate Easter and have our faith renewed in the suffering, death, and resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ. We must turn away from sin and…
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