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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Sunday, March 17, the 5th Sunday of Lent, is also the celebration of St. Patrick, missionary to the Irish people, Bishop and Patron of Ireland and beyond! Patrick was a man of great faith, courage, and zeal for souls. He wanted what was best for the people who enslaved him, he wanted their salvation. He […]

The Sacrament of Confirmation

Congratulations to our young men and women who received the Sacrament of Confirmation on Wednesday! What a joyful evening it was! The Holy Spirit came down in abundance! Thank you all for your prayers for them. May the Holy Spirit lead them into who He wants them to be as disciples of Jesus Christ! PARISH […]

The Sacrament of Confirmation

On Wednesday, March 6th, 56 of our 8th graders will receive the Sacrament of Confirmation from the Holy Spirit through the prayer and imposition of hands of Bishop Parkes! What a joyful evening it will be! These young men and women will receive the Gifts of the Holy Spirit – Fear of the Lord, Piety, […]

Rite of Sending and Rite of Election

On the First Sunday of Lent, we celebrate the Rite of Sending and the Rite of Election. At the 11:30 AM mass, we will have the Rite of Sending in which we, as a St. James Catholic Community, send to the Bishop those who will be baptized at the Easter Vigil and those who will […]

Lent Begins!

After the shortest Advent possible, we now have a very early Lent and Easter! Ash Wednesday is this coming Wednesday, February 14th! I hope you are ready! In just a few days we begin the beautiful penitential season of Lent in which we remind ourselves of the need we have for a Savior and prepare […]

School of Spiritual Direction

It is good to be home! Two weeks away including two Sundays is a long time to be away! I am happy to be home after a wonderful experience at the Alleluia School of Spiritual Direction! SCHOOL OF SPIRITUAL DIRECTION Thank you for all the prayers for myself and two of our parishioners who attended […]

2024 Catholic Men’s Conference

I invite all men (single and married) of St. James to attend our 2024 Catholic Men’s Conference! Next Saturday, January 27th, St. James will host once again a day long conference to help Catholic Men grow in faith and virtue becoming the men the Lord wants them to be. It is not too late to […]

School of Spiritual Direction

I will be away from St. James for the next two weeks to attend my third and final session at the Alleluia School of Spiritual Direction. The first session was on Prayer. The session July of 2023 was on Healing. This session is on Growth. During these next two weeks, we will be examining the […]

Merry Christmas!

One more day! I can still wish you and your families a MERRY CHRISTMAS this weekend! Come Tuesday, the Christmas Season ends and we begin Ordinary Time (which is never ordinary because God became man, the Eternal entered into and sanctified time!). For us Christians, Christmas begins on December 25th with the Solemnity of the […]

Merry Christmas!

Since we are still in the Octave of Christmas, I continue to wish you and your families a MERRY CHRISTMAS! For us Christians, Christmas begins on December 25th with the Solemnity of the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ, and it ends with the Feast of Baptism of the Lord (this year on January 9th). […]

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