Dear People and Friends of St. James, This e-epistle comes to you with much thanksgiving to you and to the Divine One that I should be so privileged with the assignment to be among you and to serve you during these trying times.  To be sure, I lament not being able to celebrate and to share Eucharist …

“Does being a Christian make a difference? Why should I believe? Not surprisingly in a culture concerned with both appearance and results, these are questions seeking answers. The bottom line? What’s in it for me? We struggle for answers, as a defense of our worth and of the value of our life and worship. Does …

St. James Church, Somerville Jesus said, ‘Mary!’  She turned and said to him, ‘Rabbuni!’ (which is Hebrew for ‘Teacher’)  John 20:16   Celebrant:           Alleluia, Christ is risen. People:                The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia. This, my sisters and brothers in Christ, is the greeting with which I had hoped to greet and be greeted by …

Good Friday, 10 April 2020 Reflection on “When Jesus had received the vinegar, he said “it is finished…” John 19:30 Each year, when I hear or read the words of Christ from the Cross “It is finished.”, two competing questions present themselves in my mind: Are these words of defeat and resignation? Or, are these …