Browsing From Father Jim
Fifth Sunday of Easter
Posted by Peg O'Donnell
May 7, 2023
“Brothers (and Sisters) select from among you seven reputable men filled with the Spirit and wisdom, whom we shall appoint to this task, whereas we shall devote ourselves to prayer and the ministry of the word… They presented these men to the apostles who ... Read More »
Fr. Jim's Message
Posted by Peg O'Donnell
Dear Parishioners,
As of March 1, 2023, I have been your pastor for eight full years and now am heading into year nine. Despite my agility in the parish picnic dump tank, (thanks, Knights of Columbus!), I am heading into my seventy-fourth year of age. I am not ready ... Read More »
Fourth Sunday of Easter
Posted by Peg O'Donnell
April 30, 2023
“Beloved: If you are patient when you suffer doing what is good, this is a grace before God. For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example that you should follow in his footsteps. He committed no ... Read More »
Third Sunday of Easter
Posted by Peg O'Donnell
April 23, 2023
“…Conduct yourselves with reverence during the time of your sojourning, realizing that you were ransomed from your futile conduct, handed on by your ancestors, not with perishable things like silver or gold but with the precious blood of Christ as of a spotless unblemished lamb.”
The first Christians received ongoing formation in their newfound faith. One method was to listen to the teachings found in the letters of Peter and Paul, offering words of encouragement and support. Familiarize yourself with this text of Peter, reminding us where we once were and what has been given us through the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus. They, and we, were ransomed and saved by the blood of Jesus. We are still in Easter ... Read More »
Second Sunday of Easter or Sunday of Divine Mercy
Posted by Peg O'Donnell
April 16, 2023
“Every day they devoted themselves to meeting together in the temple area and to breaking bread in their homes. They ate their meals with exultation and sincerity of heart, praising God and enjoying favor with all the people. Every day the Lord added to their ... Read More »
Easter Sunday
Posted by Peg O'Donnell
April 9, 2023
“And it happened that, while he was with them at table, he took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them. With that their eyes were opened and they recognized him, but he vanished from their sight. Then they said to each ... Read More »
Palm Sunday
Posted by Peg O'Donnell
April 2, 2023
“And if anyone should say anything to you, reply, ‘the Master has need of them.’…Christ Jesus, though he was in the form of God, did not deem equality with God something to be grasped. Rather, he emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, coming ... Read More »
Fifth Sunday of Lent
Posted by Peg O'Donnell
March 26, 2023
“Thus says the Lord God: O my people, I will open your graves and have you rise from them, and bring you back to the land of Israel. Then you shall know that I am the Lord... O my people! I will put my ... Read More »
Fourth Sunday of Lent
Posted by Peg O'Donnell
March 19, 2023
“Not as man sees does God see, because man sees the appearance but the Lord looks into the heart... The Lord said, ‘there, anoint him, for this is the one’, and from that day on, the spirit of the Lord rushed upon David.”
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Third Sunday of Lent
Posted by Peg O'Donnell
March 12, 2023
“Jesus said to her, ‘Give me a drink’... Jesus answered and said to her, ‘If you knew the gift of God and who is saying to you ‘Give me a drink’, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water... But ... Read More »