Today’s Reading from the Prophet Isaiah uses nature as a means of teaching us that God’s Word is the true sustenance of human life. The Prayer Jesus taught his disciples relays the same message, that our daily bread is the holiness of God, the kingdom of God, the will of Read more
Today the Church celebrates an unusual, but significant feast day, known as the Chair of St. Peter. Obviously, the focus is not on the ‘chair’ but rather upon the ‘office’ Jesus bestowed upon Peter at the moment Peter proclaimed: “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” (Mt Read more
Nature has always been a place of graced encounter with the Creator. The human person, as one created by God, is also the only part of creation upon whom God bestows his own image and likeness. Thus it follows that a truly graced place of encounter with God is precisely Read more
How often does Lent feel like a sacrifice – a burden? While sacrifice is a core practice in our ‘return to God’, we must keep our focus on the goal, which is new life – Easter! Why is it so hard to give up the practices of our life that Read more
Dear Friends, I pray your Lenten journey ‘back to God’ has begun well. Let us pray for one another that this may be a fruitful Lenten exercise for all of God’s people. Today’s readings make clear that our practices of penance are meant to lead us to true conversion. In Read more
Who does not seek the blessing of God?! Jesus Christ is our greatest blessing! And Jesus is ours because of Mary, who became his mother, and in so doing, became the Mother of God. As we begin a new year, as every year, we celebrate this first day of the Read more
Happy Feast of the Holy Family! Regardless of the size or makeup of your family, we are all a part of the one family of God. The opening prayer for Mass this morning asks that we may imitate the Holy Family in practicing the virtues of family life. St. Paul Read more
Merry Christmas! God’s entrance into the world through the Incarnation allows us to penetrate the ways of God. The humility of Christ to enter our humanity creates the capacity for us to share in his divinity! Is there room for God in our world today? Is there room for Christ Read more
On this anniversary of the dedication of St. James Cathedral, we give thanks to God for the many people who have worshipped and praised God here over these last 113 years! We also wish Fr. Ryan a happy 54th anniversary of ordination (yesterday) and his now 30+ years as rector Read more
Thought for Today: The Church continues today reading the Gospel of Luke and the events leading up to the birth of Jesus Christ. Yesterday we read the Annunciation account. Mary conceived the Son of God by the power of the Holy Spirit. Today we read the account of Mary’s visit Read more