Rev. Jim Ryan, M.Div.,Ph.D. jimryan6885@gmail.com Let’s begin with reviewing familiar territory, familiar that is to our Mary of Magdala Community. The passage from the Gospel of John, the first Gospel Reading for today’s liturgy, is the story known to every Christian who ever studied the New Testament. Mary of Magdala experiences the risen Jesus and…
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14th Sunday in Ordinary Time, July 4, 2021 Rev. Jim Ryan, M.Div.,Ph.D. jimryan6885@gmail.com I have heard it said and seen it written by historians and scholars that Abraham Lincoln almost singlehandedly remade America. While I acknowledge that this is somewhat of an overstatement, I invite you to consider that he did things that the founders…
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11th Sunday in Ordinary Time, June 13, 2021 Mary of Magdala, Apostle to the Apostles Community Rev. Jim Ryan, M.Div.,Ph.D. jimryan6885@gmail.com Since we live so much of our spiritual lives inspired by images I thought I would pick up on the image of ground this morning. We just heard about the seeds sown in…
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Corpus Christi Sunday, June 6, 2021 Mary of Magdala, Apostle to the Apostles Community Rev. Jim Ryan, M.Div.,Ph.D. jimryan6885@gmail.com Some in the community know that the daily schedule in the Ford-Ryan household includes checking on the time that the International Space Station will fly overhead that night. We are fortunate that our little house in…
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Palm Sunday, March 28, 2021 Rev. Jim Ryan, M.Div.,Ph.D. jimryan6885@gmail.com This year my philosopher pal is Martha Nussbaum who teaches Political Philosophy and Law & Ethics at the University of Chicago. She writes that a stable society is one that is based in justice. And for society to remain stable its citizens must love justice. …
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Rev. Jim Ryan, M.Div.,Ph.D. jimryan6885@gmail.com 4th Sunday in Lent, March 14, 2021 Mary of Magdala, Apostle to the Apostles Community Last Wednesday evening Jean and I watched a program hosted by Nicole Wallace of MSNBC. She focused on what she calls “Lives Well Lived” to tell stories about and honor those who have died due…
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2nd Sunday in Lent, February 28, 2021 Rev. Jim Ryan, M.Div.,Ph.D. jimryan6885@gmail.com Jesus’ followers knew he was in trouble even before he told them the first time that he was going to be crucified. By the end of the 8th chapter of Mark’s Gospel, as we just heard, Jesus had already engaged in run-ins with…
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1st Sunday of Lent, 2021 — Combined Eucharist of Inclusive Catholics, Melbourne and Mary of Magdala, Apostle to the Apostles Community, Wisconsin Rev. Jim Ryan, M.Div.,Ph.D. jimryan6885@gmail.com January 6 will become in the United States, I’m afraid, a National Day of Shame, just as November 22 is a Day of Loss. To this day the…
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Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Feb. 14, 2021 Rev. Jim Ryan, M.Div.,Ph.D. jimryan6885@gmail.com Mary of Magdala, Apostle to the Apostles Community Two weeks ago I invited us to consider the Gospel of Mark to be the map of what I call Road Trip Ecclesiology. Jesus is constantly on the move in this gospel. The Teacher…
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Sr. Nativa, CSJ was my 2nd Grade Teacher Rev. Jim Ryan In 1955 Sr. Nativa was the only African-American Sister in the Congregation of St. Joseph (CSJ), Rocky River, Ohio. My family moved on January 1, 1955 into St. Ignatius of Antioch Parish, Cleveland where Sr. Nativa taught. There were two reasons why we moved. …
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