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Sister Marie Gangwish, Sidekick in Ministry

Posted on January 10, 2021 by Jim — No Comments ↓

Rev. Jim Ryan, M.Div., Ph.D.     jimryan6885@gmail.com Sister Marie Gangwish was a most enlightening mentor to me in the time I ministered in eastern Kentucky.  Marie was a Sister of the Congregation of Divine Providence (CDP), Melbourne, Kentucky.  While her community Continue reading →

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Epiphany 2021- Myth, Meaning, and the Rule of 3

Posted on January 3, 2021 by Jim — No Comments ↓

Rev. Jim Ryan, M.Div.,Ph.D.  jimryan6885@gmail.com Mary of Magdala, Apostle to the Apostles Community Today I plan to slide right on by the question of historical fact and “Did this really happen?” as we celebrate this Feast of Epiphany.  We will Continue reading →

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Christmas 2020 – “God pursuing Godself, and that would be us”

Posted on December 25, 2020 by Jim — No Comments ↓

Rev. Jim Ryan, M.Div.,Ph.D. Christmas is, at the level of human experience, fundamentally personal.  I’m not talking theology, history, sociology, psychology or even philosophy.  I’m talking practicality about Christmas Spirit and doing for others, acting for peace, and carrying out Continue reading →

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The time of covid: Communitarian Individualism NOT individualism vs communitarianism

Posted on December 12, 2020 by Jim — No Comments ↓

Rev. Jim Ryan, M.Div., Ph.D.     jimryan6885@gmail.com I ran across Fons Trompenaars the other day.  Fons, a native of Holland, is an organizational theorist, management consultant and creator of the Model of National Cultural Differences.  He specializes in guiding corporations on Continue reading →

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Prophets Speak for God, Priests Become One with God

Posted on December 12, 2020 by Jim — No Comments ↓

Rev. Jim Ryan, PhD  — jimryan6885@gmail.com Co-pastor of Mary of Magdala, Apostle to the Apostles Community 2nd Sunday of Advent —  December 6, 2020 You may be aware that the Prophet Isaiah was, along with being a prophet, a priest.  Continue reading →

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McCarrick who?

Posted on November 24, 2020 by Jim — No Comments ↓

Rev. Jim Ryan, M.Div., Ph.D.     jimryan6885@gmail.com Not that anyone cares, but I will not read the McCarrick Report, not a synopsis, not an abstract, not an article about it, not one page, not one word.  Get the picture?  Who needs Continue reading →

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Who will catch us?

Posted on November 22, 2020 by Jim — No Comments ↓

Rev. Jim Ryan, M.Div., Ph.D.     jimryan6885@gmail.com On this 34th and Final Sunday of the Year, Cycle A, I extend an invitation to consider the last 3 Gospels that have delivered this end – all of them taken from the 25th Continue reading →

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Lessons from the Cranes OR When it comes to covid who’s smarter?

Posted on November 18, 2020 by Jim — No Comments ↓

Rev. Jim Ryan, M.Div., Ph.D.     jimryan6885@gmail.com The leaves are fallen.  Last week’s wind and rain put an end to them.  The atmosphere has stabilized (for now) with an extended period of High Pressure and the Jet Stream has arced southward.  Continue reading →

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I believe in voting and here’s why.

Posted on November 16, 2020 by Jim — No Comments ↓

Rev.  Jim Ryan, M.Div., Ph.D.     jimryan6885@gmail.com Romano L. “Ron” Mazzoli represented the citizens of Louisville, Kentucky in Congress for 24 years, 1971-95.  I was a “Friend of Ron.”  Well, actually, many of us were “Friends of Ron.”  This story, though, Continue reading →

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Stay Awake, Get Ready, Be Prepared

Posted on November 8, 2020 by Jim — No Comments ↓

Rev. Jim Ryan, PhD  — jimryan6885@gmail.com Co-pastor of Mary of Magdala, Apostle to the Apostles Community 32nd  Sunday in Ordinary Time —  November 8, 2020 I have two things to say today – neither one necessarily connected to the other.  Continue reading →

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