Arrival: Tanzania!

Fr. Jim’s return to Tanzania coincided with the return of the seminarians for their new school year of studies.

2nd Sunday of Advent – December 10, 2023

While we are busy shopping, decorating, and baking, the reading for the Second Sunday of Advent  presents us with another approach to preparation for the celebration of Christmas.

Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary

December 8th is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, when the Catholic Church celebrates that God created the Blessed Virgin Mary without the stain of original sin. 

Locusts and Wild Honey

What are the locusts and wild honey in your life?  Are you willing to live in such a way that everything in your life points to God? 

One last celebration!

After many weeks away Fr. Jim finished his travels and returned to Tanzania. Follow his last few days away and his welcome back in Tanzania.

God, I’m ready! What are you waiting for?

One of the more difficult things about finding one’s vocation is the waiting.  We want to know, we want to dive right in, but sometimes it is clear that because of circumstances, the time is just – not now. 

St. Bernadette Parish

I was able to visit St. Bernadette Parish in Severn, Maryland on the last weekend of July. I ministered at this parish for about 30 years.