Reflection on the Readings
In our first reading we heard from the prophet Habakkuk. The prophet stresses the power of faith while also giving us a clearer idea of what faith is.
In our first reading we heard from the prophet Habakkuk. The prophet stresses the power of faith while also giving us a clearer idea of what faith is.
Earlier this year, parishioners throughout the Archdiocese of Newark took part in the Disciple Maker Index (DMI) Survey, as part of the We Are His Witnesses’ initiative. Thank you to everyone at St. James Church who completed the survey.
PRAYER & ACTIVITY SIGNUPS
Friends, it’s important to understand what humility means; and it means seeing ourselves through God’s eyes.
How different, then, is the experience of the stranger who wanders into the neighborhood. Enthusiastic hellos are few and far between when you’re the stranger. You may be regarded with suspicion, and if you have a foreign look about you, with contempt.
It is with a grateful heart and exultant spirit that I report the unanimous approval by the Springfield Township Board of Adjustment regarding our application for the subdivision of the parish property…
A 2019 Pew Research Center study revealed that 69% of Catholics in the United States believe that the bread and wine used in Mass “are symbols of the body and blood of Jesus Christ.”