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September 23, 2018 Homily - It's All About Living In Community

This weekend, in the second reading James argues that the "Christian life is about living in community." Community life is not always easy and is far from selfish. What communities do you belong to? How do they play a role in your daily life as a Christian?

September 16, 2018 Homily - It's All About Action

The theme of the message series is "It's not about You...according to Saint James." We learn this weekend that the Christian life is about action, about works. St. James was writing to an early Christian community that was just learning what it meant to live the Christian life. He wanted to make sure that they understood that the approach to living a Christian life is not either/or - either faith or works but rather both/and -both faith and works. In other words salvation depends upon faith and works, faith and action. Since the end of the Second Vatican Council in the 1960s Catholics and Lutherans have been in dialogue concerning the relationship of faith and works. Their conclusion is that we are saved by "faith inspired works." What about you? Does your faith inspire you to do good "works" for others?

September 9, 2018 Homily - It's All About The Poor

According to James, no Christian community should permit favoritism or partiality based on status or wealth since status and wealth are of no account with God. In fact if there is any favoritism on God's part it is for the poor and not those with status and wealth. What is our attitude toward the poor? What obligations do we have toward them since, like us, they are created in the image and likeness of God?

September 2, 2018 Homily - It's All About God & Others

The second reading this weekend and the next four Sundays is from the letter of St. James. It is a short book whose author is concerned about how to fully live the Christian life. He is trying to correct some of the bad habits of an early Christian community. What about us? Have we acquired some bad habits over the years that prevent us from fully living the Christian life? Join us for the Sundays of September as we go deeper into the Letter of James.