Dear Members and Friends of St. James,   The parish update which accompanies my homily [see tomorrow’s post] for this First Sunday in Advent 2020 leans, fortunately or not, towards the personal. The “or not” or non-personal is to alert you that, while I continue to commiserate with you all over our absence from our …

  Ps. 100; Ezekiel 34:11 – 16, 20 – 24; Ephesians 1:14 – 23; Matthew 25:31 – 46 Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.  Matthew 5:10 Truth in advertising: On this Sunday, we conclude another liturgical year and declare, perhaps with a sigh of resignation, …

Dear Members and Friends of St. James, [Being] bound by Canon Law, it is my responsibility to make available to you any and all communications that come from our bishops under the tag “A Pastoral Letter.”  Under more normal circumstances, I would read such epistles in place of a homily and/or post them in St. …

  24 Pentecost Psalm 123; Judges 4:1 – 7; I Thessalonians 5:1 – 11; Matthew 25:14 – 30 Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing. —I Thessalonians 5:11   Today, I give you a “pop quiz.”  Please use your #2 mental pencil. Question: Where might one find the …