Paul & Epaphroditus – brothers, co-workers, comrades in arms © Rev. Jim Ryan, PhD — jimryan6885@gmail.com Co-pastor of Mary of Magdala, Apostle to the Apostles Community 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time — October 11, 2020 The Letter to the Continue reading
The Single Issue Catholic Voter by Rev. Jim Ryan, M.Div.,Ph.D. jimryan6885@gmail.com On March 25, 1995 Pope John Paul II (JPII, initials for brevity) issued Evangelium Vitae (EV) (Gospel of Life). It is his encyclical letter that, now 25 yrs. later, Continue reading
Rev. Jim Ryan, PhD — jimryan6885@gmail.com Co-pastor of Mary of Magdala, Apostle to the Apostles Community 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time — September 20, 2020 Read today’s passage from Paul’s Letter to the Philippians (1:20-24,27) and search within his statement Continue reading
Rev. Jim Ryan, PhD — jimryan6885@gmail.com Co-pastor of Mary of Magdala, Apostle to the Apostles Community Wauwatosa, Wisconsin 53213 On Friday we kept the Memorial of September 11th. The day continues to stand as the national tragic encounter with the Continue reading
Rev. Jim Ryan, PhD — jimryan6885@gmail.com Co-pastor of Mary of Magdala, Apostle to the Apostles Community 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time — September 5-6, 2020 This weekend we made a little history, we think. We made that history with one Continue reading
A Review by Rev. Jim Ryan, PhD — jimryan6885@gmail.com Co-pastor of Mary of Magdala, Apostle to the Apostles Community Wauwatosa, Wisconsin 53213 On July 21, 2017 Anne Dufourmantelle drowned while attempting to save two children (who survived) that were swimming Continue reading
Rev. Jim Ryan, PhD — jimryan6885@gmail.com Co-pastor of Mary of Magdala, Apostle to the Apostles Community Wauwatosa, Wisconsin 53213 In a recent discussion about preaching a question arose as to what people will or won’t hear preached in the RC Continue reading
Rev. Jim Ryan, PhD — jimryan6885@gmail.com Co-pastor of Mary of Magdala, Apostle to the Apostles Community Feast of Assumption — August 16, 2020 Today I am more interested in what Mary did than what she said. It’s the reason I Continue reading
Rev. Jim Ryan, PhD — jimryan6885@gmail.com Co-pastor of Mary of Magdala, Apostle to the Apostles Community Wauwatosa, Wisconsin 53213 In the span of 8 months we have adopted new patterns of thinking and of marking events. I’m guessing that Continue reading
Rev. Jim Ryan, PhD — jimryan6885@gmail.com Co-pastor of Mary of Magdala, Apostle to the Apostles Community 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time — August 2, 2020 If one is going to celebrate a Eucharist liturgy that glories in the 5 human Continue reading