by Father Mayer | Sep 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
Dear St. James Family, Greetings to you on the Memorial of Good King Wenceslas. This Sunday during my homily I will be answering the question: Can those who Appear to Be in Mortal Sin Receive Communion? I am asking this question for two reasons. First, this is a bit...
by Father Mayer | Sep 22, 2023 | Uncategorized
DEPICTED ABOVE: St. Matthew from The Book of Kells, 8th c. Celtic: Irish/Scottish Gospel Book with a unique Insular/Isle Catholic Art style found in England, Ireland, & Scotland, but pulled its text from the Latin Vulgate.) Dear St. James Family, Greetings...
by Father Mayer | Sep 15, 2023 | Uncategorized
Dear St. James Family, Happy Holy Cross Day. Today is known as the Exaltation of the Holy Cross and is celebrated in remembrance of the day when St. Helena, mother of the Roman Emperor Constantine, found the true cross back in the year 326. It is said that she was...
by Father Mayer | Sep 8, 2023 | Uncategorized
Dear St. James Family, Know Someone With a Big Bad, Enjoyable Sin? Do you have a sin that you really like and do not want to give up? Maybe you don’t even see it as a sin. Or maybe it’s someone else’s sin that you are concerned with. How do you respond to this? Either...
by Father Mayer | Sep 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
Dear St. James Family, My Favorite Catholic News Source Last Sunday I mentioned in my homily the importance of discernment when it comes to your Catholic news intake and avoiding divisive reporting. My favorite source is CruxNow.com which is the most centrist...