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Father James' Letters
St. Paul of the Cross
21 hours ago
January 19, 2025
I was reading a commentary on the Wedding at Cana and it was suggested that the wine ran out because Jesus and his disciples drank it all.
St. Paul of the Cross
7 days ago
January 12, 2025
Isaiah says in his prophecy from this Sunday’s first reading that “he is my chosen one with whom I am pleased.”
St. Paul of the Cross
Jan 3
January 5, 2024
Dear Parishioners, King Herod is one of the key players in our Gospel account this Sunday, so allow me to give a little history of him....
St. Paul of the Cross
Dec 27, 2024
December 29, 2024
Dear Parishioners, “Why were you looking for me?” It’s the question the boy Jesus asks his parents upon them finding him in the temple....
St. Paul of the Cross
Dec 19, 2024
December 22, 2024
We’re all familiar with the Beatitudes that Jesus gives during the Sermon on the Mount: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, etc…”
St. Paul of the Cross
Dec 13, 2024
December 15, 2024
This is an interesting Gospel scene with John the Baptist.
St. Paul of the Cross
Dec 4, 2024
December 8, 2024
Dear Parishioners, In Baruch’s prophecy, our first reading this Sunday, he says that “God has commanded that every lofty mountain be made...
St. Paul of the Cross
Nov 29, 2024
December 1, 2024
Jeremiah is given an interesting prophecy. He sees the destruction of Jerusalem and the conquest of Israel by the Babylonians...
St. Paul of the Cross
Nov 22, 2024
November 24, 2024
I always appreciate the fact that we typically publish our annual report on the feast of Christ the King.
St. Paul of the Cross
Nov 14, 2024
November 17, 2024
I mentioned in a daily Mass homily the other week that I recently read a book on World War I.
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