2ND SUNDAY OF ADVENT

Since December 8th is the 2nd Sunday of Advent this year, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception is transferred to Monday, December 9th, and is a HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION. Yes, Monday is a Holy Day of Obligation. Masses at St. James will be at 7:00 AM, 8:30 AM, and 5:30 PM. Mary, the Immaculate […]

St. John the Baptist is chosen and sent by God to prepare the way before the Messiah, Jesus! How beautiful is his example, his humility! He knew that it wasn’t all about him. His mission was to help the people, to help us get ready for Jesus so that we would recognize the Savior when

This past Thursday, December 1st, our second graders participated in their First Reconciliation! Each of them experienced for the first time, the beauty of the Sacrament of Confession, the font of the Mercy of the Lord! Congratulations to each you! May this be the first of a multitude of experiences of this magnificent Sacrament! The

Fr. Tim McKeown is here this weekend to preach at all the masses and to preach our Advent Parish Mission this year! Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday evenings (December 5-7) at 7:00 PM in the Church, he will be preaching on how we can deepen our prayer life during Advent. Almost every Sunday, we hear from

Tuesday, December 8th, we celebrate the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. This feast marks the conception of our Blessed Mother Mary in the womb of her mother Anne. When Mary was conceived, Almighty God in a singular act of grace preserved her from original sin. Another way of thinking about it is that her soul