Dear People and Friends of St. James, Despite every effort on my part to want to ward off the belief that a new normalcy is being established, daily patterns move us all subconsciously [to] that direction nevertheless.  In my own instance, attendance at and participation in Zoom meetings establish patterns.  Further, the failure of my …

  Ps 68:1–10, 33–36; Acts 1:6–14; 1 Peter 4:12–14, 5:6–12; John 17:1–11 When the apostles had come together, they asked him, ‘Lord, is this the time when you will restore the kingdom to Israel?’  Acts 1:6 At some point in the 1990s, I chanced upon a TV show called Early Edition.  It was a series …

Dear People and Friends of St. James, In addition to the attached meditation for the Seventh Sunday of Easter [see separate post], I use this opportunity to share with you all information which may be of interest to you as it affects our common life at St. James.  This will be posted on our Facebook …

Easter 6, 17 May 2020 A Psalm 66:7 – 18; Acts 17:22 – 31; 1 Peter 3:13 – 22; John 14:15 – 21 And he took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying “This is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance …