“Jesus and I love you even more.”

A curious series of events happened to me back in 1996. It started out simple enough, but quickly changed the direction of my life.

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Our capacity for attendees is limited to 150. If you come to any worship service without pre-registering, you might be able to attend based on this limit, but you may also be turned away.

Update: This schedule will continue only until the end of June.

Bishop Mark has invited everyone to pray and fast for an end to the COVID-19 pandemic and for all those affected by it on the Fridays of the Easter Season (and perhaps beyond).

Well, that was weird.

Easter, the pinnacle of our liturgical year, is usually one of the busiest seasons for me. This year… not so much.

Public celebration of the Mass is resuming, but with restrictions. See: Attending Mass with Restrictions

Even if we cannot gather together, here are some options for still connecting with others and keeping our faith sustained and growing.

I’ve always loved Star Wars. I grew up with it. I watched the movies all the time. I had some of the figurines and a speeder bike that exploded. I regularly checked to see if I had the Force. (I still don’t.) I memorized many of the lines.

Yoda especially said memorable things. “Control, control. You must learn control!” He may look like a muppet, but he’s full of things that sound wise.

I started actively homebrewing beer in August 2015. Now, 4 ½ years later, I’ve just put my 100^th batch into the fermenter. It’s a nice milestone at the start of a new year.

Pardon me while I reminisce.

On the first day of Christmas my parish gave to me:

A thousand lights in a giant tree...

I sit down to write this on September 11^th. It’s a date that stands out in many people’s memories. Where were you on September the 11^th, 2001? I was near Ottawa, taking part in training for NET Canada. Several of my teammates were American, and one of the Canadians had a friend who worked a block from the Twin Towers. They were huddled around the only TV, trying to find out – and make sense of –what was happening. There was tension in the air, some fear, some sadness, and a lot of confusion. It was a memorable day.

I’ve always loved Bob & Doug McKenzie, though I wouldn’t typically call them inspirational. I mean, they’re probably best known for their version of the Twelve Days of Christmas, and they can’t get past day 8.

But here and there they have nuggets of wisdom. Please help me welcome… Elron McKenzie! <insert applause here>