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A few weeks ago, we heard the Gospel of the vine and the branches: Jesus is the vine, we are the branches. Folks are still talking about the homily from that day, which demonstrated Jesus as the vine and dozens of people - the liturgical ministers from that particular Mass - forming a sloppy, winding, multi-branched vine streaming into the church aisles, but connected back to Jesus before the altar. It was a graphic illustration, and it was fun!

People who are honest with themselves and who possess some degree of faith sooner or later encounter the reality of Habits of Sin.

This weekend, May 19-20, we end the Easter season with the grand celebration of Pentecost. Besides being the birthday of the Church, it is also a colorful day here at Prince of Peace as many worshippers come to Mass clad in flame colors: red, yellow, orange...

Hello! I am William Styskal, a lifelong parishioner of Prince of Peace who is now a seminarian studying for his junior year at Holy Trinity Seminary for our Archdiocese. This summer, I will be sent to work with Dumb Ox Ministries, an organization that helps teens, young adults, and families develop firm Catholic identities and prepare vocations through the virtue of chastity. To serve the people of God in this way, I need to fundraise $3000. If there is any way you could help me, I humbly invite you to do so!

There are a number of different ways to categorize Christian denominations. One of the principal divisions is liturgical vs. congregational worship. The latter sees Sunday public prayer as a gathering of people, one of whom teaches or preaches...