Thursday, January 30, 2014

Ordination to the Diaconate

Congratulations to Matthew Pyrc, SJ, who was ordained a deacon last Saturday, on the Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul, at the Chapel of St. Ignatius at Seattle University by Archbishop Sartain.





Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Mass and March for Life

Yesterday morning, one day before the anniversary of the tragic decision to legalize abortion in Roe v. Wade, thousands of people from the Church of Western Washington came together to give thanks to God for the gift of human life at the annual Mass and March for Life.

There was an official photographer for the Northwest Catholic who took some great pictures of the event. Val took some pretty great pictures as well. She was part of the delegation from the South Seattle cluster parishes.

The March for Life, held throughout the U.S. is an inspiring testimony to the sanctity of life and a powerful statement to our legislators. Please continue to pray for the respect of human life, from conception to natural death.

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Anything but Ordinary...

Yesterday, the Church returned to Ordinary Time, but this liturgical season is anything but what we may consider "ordinary."  The recent issue of Liturgy Line, published last week, which includes many resources, liturgical formation opportunities, and information about feasts and rites during this liturgical season, signals toward that reality.  This is a time when we experience order in the liturgical year, a time when we experience Christ walking among us and transforming our lives. Anything but Ordinary.