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A Lesson in Forgiveness
Fr. James Callan September 13, 2020 Matthew 18: 21-35 When I was about seven years old I broke my mother’s expensive, beautiful teapot. It was a heirloom in the family, a wedding gift that she had treasured for years and in a rare moment of anger my mother exiled me to the laundry room in the basement as punishment. About 45 minutes later she came down. She sat on a load of laundry and she said, “Jimmy, today is Good…
Finding a Way Forward
Reverend Myra Brown September 6, 2020 Matthew 18: 15-20 So I must begin by giving a shout out to Lori Fromm for making my new beautiful stole. Lori thank you wherever you are! So friends I stand before you tired and exhausted. I have spent months in meetings with Mayors and police chiefs, activists, and pastors and going to court with people talking about structural racism and education, policing, funding, corona virus response, fighting to find a pathway forward for…
Passing the Keys
Twenty-one years ago, when we started Spiritus Christi, some of you were there, we had kind of a rocky start. The Vatican had fired us. They told us that we were giving grave scandal to the church. The Rochester Dioceses shunned us and threatened the Dioceses employees with their jobs if they attended Reverend Mary’s ordination. Traditional Catholics in Rochester were writing tons of letters to the Editor saying those folks are disobeying the Pope, they are ruining the church. …
Finding the Treasure
Spiritus Christi July 26, 2020 Father Jim If you lived in Rochester 20 years ago, you might remember the headlines in the Democrat and Chronicle: “Excommunicated!” And, Jim Smith, I remember you said, “I didn’t think the newspaper had letters that big?!” Excommunicated! And beneath the headlines was a picture of me. I always remember this young woman photographer. She took 70, 80, 90 pictures of me. She was trying to wipe the smile off my face. I knew what…