Thoughts on the Celebration of Donna & Bob’s Anniversary, September 8, 2019 by Rev. Jim Ryan, jimryan6885@gmail.com When I first read the Gospel (Luke 14:25-33) that is designated for today’s liturgy – the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C Continue reading
Thoughts on the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, September 1, 2019 by Rev. Jim Ryan, jimryan6885@gmail.com Community Blog, www.maryofmagdala-mke.org/blog For years my Father was president of his local chapter of the Union which at the time was called the Lodge Continue reading
Thoughts on the 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 11, 2019 by Rev. Jim Ryan, jimryan6885@gmail.com Today’s Gospel parable of the relationship between the owner and workers (Luke 12:32-48) can easily be seen as a one-off. What I mean by Continue reading
Thoughts on the 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time, August 4, 2019 by Rev. Jim Ryan, jimryan6885@gmail.com We have already heard Jesus’ parable of the farmer, his harvest, and his reckoning (Luke 12:13-21). Jesus used the parable, apparently and among other Continue reading
Thoughts on the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time, July 28, 2019 by Rev. Jim Ryan, jimryan6885@gmail.com As though immigrant children dying in what is euphemistically called the “custodial care” of the United States Government wasn’t enough, this past week we Continue reading
Thoughts on the Feast of Mary of Magdala, Apostle to the Apostles, July 21, 2019 by Rev. Jim Ryan, jimryan6885@gmail.com Today we celebrate Divine Eros. The experience of Mary and Jesus which unites their two realities is a sign of Continue reading
Rev. Jim Ryan, PhD Co-pastor of Mary of Magdala, Apostle to the Apostles Community Community blog: https://maryofmagdala-mke.org/blog At Sunday’s Eucharist our discussion at homily time took a look at freedom. The Presider was led through the readings of the day Continue reading
Pentecost – Feast of Ecosystems and Ecospirits! © Thoughts on Pentecost Sunday, June 9, 2019 by Rev. Jim Ryan, jimryan6885@gmail.com So I told my doctor that I read an article that one of the drugs I’m taking is on a Continue reading
To read Carroll’s full article, “Abolish the Priesthood,” click on this link. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/06/to-save-the-church-dismantle-the-priesthood/588073/ A review and an invitation by Jim Ryan, Co-pastor of Mary of Magdala, Apostle to the Apostles Community Community blog: https://maryofmagdala-mke.org/blog In the June, 2019 edition of Continue reading
Thoughts on 3rd Easter Sunday, May 5, 2019 by Rev. Jim Ryan, jimryan6885@gmail.com Easter Season provides us the opportunity to celebrate Christ Alive in that resurrected sort of way! In the presence of Christ who was dead and is now Continue reading