Experience the Divine in Ordinary Time by Rev. Jim Ryan We celebrate liturgically the move from Christmas-Epiphany to Ordinary Time. With reference to our early school days this move has the feel of ending Story Time and starting Math Class. The wonders of the Christ Child born in Bethlehem accompanied by choirs of angels and…
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“One Can Hear the Falling Snow” Christmas 2016 Rev. Jim Ryan “Still, Still, Still” is a Christmas lullaby. Youtube.com has several choices (some in the original German) if you would like to listen to it. Here are its words Still, still, still One can hear the falling snow. For all is hushed; the world is…
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“Reflecting on, Talking about Liturgy – the Work of the Priestly People”© by Rev. Jim Ryan, jimryan6885@gmail.com Homily thoughts and Community Sharing on the Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, June 5, 2016 This month of June we as a community will reflect on and talk with each other about our Worship. It is about Liturgy,…
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Fr. Dan Berrigan, SJ, b. May 9, 1921, d. April 30, 2016 Word of Dan Berrigan’s death will resurrect much regarding his witness to peace and his action which he referred to as showing up to stand there. Here is part of the testimony Dan gave at the trial of the Catonsville Nine as he…
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“See, I make all things new! …ain’t it Beautiful?”© by Rev. Jim Ryan, jimryan6885@gmail.com Homily thoughts on the Fifth Sunday of Easter, April 24, 2016, & Earth Day 2016 Biblical literalists may have some difficulty with the collision course that happens with certain texts about creation. Today, for example we hear God say, “See, I…
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“Gifts Due and Overdue”© by Rev. Jim Ryan, jimryan6885@gmail.com Homily thoughts on the Third Sunday of Easter, April 10, 2016 I thank the Community for guiding thoughts in this compilation. This morning at Eucharist we had a conversation about Pope Francis’ Exhortation that was issued at the end of last week. In my own wanting…
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“The Charge that Empowers”© by Rev. Jim Ryan, jimryan6885@gmail.com Homily thoughts on the Second Sunday of Easter, April 7, 2016 The appearance of the Resurrected Christ on that first Easter Sunday evening has an interesting story to tell. The combination of the gathering of his followers behind locked doors with Jesus’ charge of forgiveness shows…
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“Evil’s Antidote”© by Rev. Jim Ryan, jimryan6885@gmail.com Today is Palm/Passion Sunday. The Passion Reading is from the Gospel of Luke. Homily thoughts on Palm/Passion Sunday, March 20, 2016 The German philosopher and political theorist, Hannah Arendt, arrived at a phrase that attempted to face the fact that certain evils – evil policies, evil deeds, evil…
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“Forgetting the Good and its repercussions” © by Rev. Jim Ryan, jimryan6885@gmail.com Today’s Gospel found in the 15th chapter of Luke is Jesus’ parable of the prodigal son and the forgiving father. Homily thoughts on the Fourth Sunday in Lent, March 6, 2016 Familiar as it is, this story of forgiveness at any time is…
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Emergence, Aspiration, and Ashes © by Rev. Jim Ryan, jimryan6885@gmail.com Cosmology offers much excitement these days. Think cosmos, the great “out there” of galaxies, universes, dark things – matter and energy and maybe you will know what I mean. Syfy is all the rage, isn’t it? Not so very long ago cosmology, with its effort…
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