Rev. Jim Ryan, PhD  — jimryan6885@gmail.com Co-pastor of Mary of Magdala, Apostle to the Apostles Community Ascension-Pentecost, Time In-Between, May 24, 2020 The Ascension of Jesus Christ appears three times in Scripture.  The Gospels of Mark and Luke refer to Continue reading →

Rev. Jim Ryan, PhD — jimryan6885@gmail.com Co-pastor of Mary of Magdala, Apostle to the Apostles Community 6th Sunday of Easter, May 17, 2020 We’re at that point in the Easter Season that we anticipate the arrival of the Spirit – Continue reading →

Rev. Jim Ryan, PhD  — jimryan6885@gmail.com Co-pastor of Mary of Magdala, Apostle to the Apostles Community 4th Sunday of Easter, May 3, 2020 I erased my calendar last week – one more covid effect, though admittedly an insignificant one in Continue reading →

Rev. Jim Ryan, PhD  — jimryan6885@gmail.com In any Easter Season Christians receive the gift of relearning the basics of forming community.  The textbook for these lessons is the Book of Acts.  In this Easter Season when we have been prevented Continue reading →

Rev. Jim Ryan, PhD  — jimryan6885@gmail.com Co-pastor of Mary of Magdala, Apostle to the Apostles Community “The whole earth is filled with awe at your wonders; Where morning dawns, where evening fades, You call forth songs of joy.”   Who Continue reading →

Rev. Jim Ryan, PhD  — jimryan6885@gmail.com Co-pastor of Mary of Magdala, Apostle to the Apostles Community With no bird singing The mountain is yet more still. Zen saying All this “Stay at Home” time is driving me to take a Continue reading →

Thoughts on 4th Sunday in Lent,  March 22, 2020 by Rev. Jim Ryan,  jimryan6885@gmail.com Let’s face it, this Gospel passage (John 9:1-41) is a wonderful story, a narrative worthy of Lent.  Liturgists like it, especially when used in conjunction with Continue reading →

The first Sunday of our virtual gathering in God’s corner known as Mary of Magdala, Apostle to the Apostles Community is upon us.  This is our new normal at least through the next two Sundays.  We need to keep laser Continue reading →

Pandemic What if you thought of it as the Jews consider the Sabbath— the most sacred of times? Cease from travel. Cease from buying and selling. Give up, just for now, on trying to make the world different than it Continue reading →

Thoughts on 2nd Sunday in Lent,  March 8, 2020 by Rev. Jim Ryan,  jimryan6885@gmail.com The final line of today’s Gospel is the directive of Jesus to Peter, James, and John who just experienced the Transfiguration of their new teacher.  Jesus Continue reading →