February 19, 2021 – Pastor’s Note

As some dioceses in the United States are beginning to restore the Sunday Mass obligation, I think it might be time to publicly wrestle with the disconnect between lifetimes of catechism classes telling us that missing Sunday Mass is a mortal sin, and the fact that every diocese in the United States, starting with ourContinue reading “February 19, 2021 – Pastor’s Note”

February 12, 2021 – Pastor’s Note

Recently, a school grandmother wrote to me to sing the praises of our school, and I would like to use this Pastor’s Note to pass along what she said (slightly edited for form and context):  “Under the leadership of Dan Anderson and the exceptional work of our teachers, Assumption did not miss a day ofContinue reading “February 12, 2021 – Pastor’s Note”