Am I Your “Chosen One” too? © Thoughts on the 2nd Sunday in Lent, March 17, 2019 Transfiguration of Jesus & Patrons of Ireland – Patrick, Brigid, Columba by Rev. Jim Ryan, jimryan6885@gmail.com Luke 9:35 “This is my own, my Continue reading
For those who, in search of unfrozen fresh air, opened the windows today, March 14 – first time since December – this seer’s take on imagination: John O’Donohue, The Celtic Imagination in Beauty: the Invisible Embrace, p.132f “Because we tend Continue reading
“Justly Generous” Thoughts on the 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time, February 24, 2019 by Rev. Jim Ryan, jimryan6885@gmail.com Today’s passage from the Gospel of Luke may have been one continuous teaching by Jesus from the beginning of the reading to Continue reading
“We’ve made a THING!” Thoughts on the 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time, February 17, 2019 by Rev. Jim Ryan, jimryan6885@gmail.com We celebrated Black History Month with an Opening Litany that was taken from prayers of 4 of the Giants of Continue reading
Thoughts on the 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time, February 3, 2019 by Rev. Jim Ryan, jimryan6885@gmail.com If you hold to the theory, as I do, that Jesus grew into his identity then this event of Jesus’ visit to Nazareth, when Continue reading
Thoughts on the 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, January 27, 2019 by Rev. Jim Ryan, jimryan6885@gmail.com We will return to this later, but let’s first put a picture in our minds. Picture Jesus showing up on Sabbath in his hometown Continue reading
“Light of Life ….. Truth of Life” © Thoughts on the Feast of the Baptism of Jesus, January 13, 2019 by Rev. Jim Ryan, jimryan6885@gmail.com When I was studying the Sacred Sciences and preparing for ministry back in the day Continue reading
“We can do both Joy and Sadness”© by Rev. Jim Ryan, jimryan6885@gmail.com Here are a few facts to chew on. First, in 2019, that’s right – next year, ethnic minority children will be the majority of all children in the Continue reading
“Light of Life,,,,,,God-with-us” © Thoughts on the 3rd Sunday of Advent, December 16, 2018 by Rev. Jim Ryan, jimryan6885@gmail.com We have reason to celebrate today! This 3rd Sunday of Advent, as a marker in time, is an announcement of good Continue reading
“Light of Life” © Thoughts on the 1st Sunday of Advent, December 2, 2018 by Rev. Jim Ryan, jimryan6885@gmail.com Thomas Merton’s final manuscript which he sent to the publisher just prior to his trip to Asia in February, 1968 was Continue reading