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During the week of June 14, 2021, the members of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops voted overwhelmingly to issue a teaching document on the beauty and power of the Eucharist. Recent news articles have unfortunately resulted in much confusion over the matter, and the planned document has been viewed by many to be a political statement rather than a teaching tool.

13th Sunday Ordinary Time. As a priest and Bishop, I have encountered many people who are suffering. I’ve celebrated many funerals and witnessed the pain of a parent losing a child, a spouse losing a loved one and in my own life, the loss of my parents and older brother. Losing a friend or loved one is never easy, but we put our faith, our trust, in God - that He is in control and is holding those loved ones close to Him.

On Saturday, June 12th, 2021, 49 Prince of Peace Parishioners, including Father Kovanis, officially completed their 33 weeks of spiritual reflection and physical exertion dedicated to the Camino de Santiago Trail (Walk of St. James) in Spain.

12th Sunday Ordinary Time. I remember one time, when I was bishop in Pensacola-Tallahassee, some friends invited me to go sailing with them. It started out as a beautiful day, but a couple of hours later a large area of thunderstorms appeared in the distance. It became clear that we were in the path of an incoming storm as the skies got darker and the wind began to pick up. The next thing we knew, we were in the middle of strong storm and rough seas. I remember feeling the sense that we were helpless and just had to ride out the storm.

Every month on the first Monday Prince of Peace offers the Sacrament of Anointing of the sick. To organize and make the process easier we have moved to an online sign up form. 

Contact your representative today to say no to tax payer abortions.

Sunday, June 13, 2021 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time. “The Kingdom of God is like...” is a phrase Jesus uses throughout the Gospels to teach His followers. He uses images or parables to help the crowds to come to a greater understanding of a difficult concept or reality. This is the case in this weekend’s Gospel according to Mark.

Sunday, June 6, 2021 Solemnity of Most Precious Body and Blood of Christ. Passover is a very important feast in the lives of the Jewish people. We read about this in Exodus where Moses instructed the people to sacrifice a lamb and put the blood of the lamb over the door, so that they would be spared the wrath that was to come to those who did not believe or follow these instructions. For generations since, the Jews have commemorated this event with the feast of Passover.