“We do not want… a church that will move with the world. We want a church that moves the world.” G.K. Chesterton Every year the church tries to focus us with a theme that will enlighten, encourage, and serve as a compass and companion for the new liturgical year. This year, Saint Miriam has chosen … Read more
Dear Friends, Greetings from Assisi! With all the violence and chaos going on back home in the US right now and with all the war and violence in many parts of the world, I wanted to share with you a quote from Rowan Williams. This is the quote with which I end each weekly retreat, … Read more
When life gets overwhelming, our instinct is often to look down. We look down at our phones, our shoes, the floor—anywhere but up. When we’re hurting, when we’re tired, when life feels too heavy, we often close in on ourselves, but today, on this Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, the Church invites … Read more
Join Blessed Tomorrow and 9 Ecumenical partners on September 27th for a climate + Christian faith training to reflect on how our choices shape our common home, and learn to live out our faith through bold, compassionate action. This training will equip you with faith-rooted knowledge, practical tools, and real-world experience to inspire climate action … Read more
Dear Parents, Faculty, Educators and Parishioners, The entire faculty and parish and school administra<on team have been busy preparing the school for your child(ren)’s return next week when we heard the news of the tragic shooting at a Catholic School in Minnesota. It was heavy on our hearts as we continued preparations today with our … Read more
Ah, good ol’ Ruby Turpin. Today’s gospel parable always brings to mind for me the character from Flannery O’Connor’s short story Revelation. In fact, Flannery wrote this story these words of Jesus in mind: “For behold, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.” In the story, Ruby considers herself … Read more
Monsignor Jim is rated as one of the top wedding officiants in the country and as such he was recently contacted by a Casting Director for a MAJOR TV network who is working on a new feel-good series about BRIDES who are best friends with their adult daughters. It’s a celebration of the mother-daughter bond … Read more
You are invited to join us on Friday, September 12 from 1pm to 3pm for our Saint Miriam School Welcome Back celebration with the Waffle Cabin. Stop on by – the Waffles are on us!
Make Your First Gift If you have already given to Saint Miriam in some capacity (i.e. Collection, Tithley, Venmo, Paypal, Text or One Time Gift), you are already on the path! Start a Financial Commitment This is the next step for most people. If you have not given regularly to Saint Miriam, please consider making … Read more
This can be a tricky question. We understand that it is important to have friends and loved ones a big part of your big day – but your marriage needs to be valid in the eyes of the government at the same time! Just because someone was ordained over the internet does not necessarily mean … Read more
We all are, but we welcome you to our table! Join us every Wednesday for a Zoom meditation at 6:30pm. Join us every Thursday as we sit in Adoration our our Lord from 4-6pm in person in our beautiful Sanctuary or via Livestream. Join us every Saturday afternoon as we feed and cloth those living … Read more
Dear Friends, Jesus uses not just one, but three parables, to make his point in today’s gospel from Luke! Now far from wanting to frighten us into not “getting caught” misbehaving and suffering the consequences of eternal punishment, Jesus is encouraging us to live fully awake, aware, and alive. As Sr Ephrem Hollermann puts it, … Read more
It is a vastly different administration. We are a vastly different country. And, while we still maintain our hope in a brighter tomorrow, today we are all scared. This is why amid a wave of arrests and apprehensions of undocumented immigrants and legal residents, Saint Miriam will join others in accepting requests for the delivering … Read more
In our Gospel from Luke, often called, ‘the parable of the rich fool’, for this coming Sunday, we read, “There was a rich man whose land produced a bountiful harvest. He asked himself, ‘What shall I do, for I do not have space to store my harvest?’’ You see, the rich farmer is a fool not because … Read more
So, there are a few truths that I have decided will never change. First, the NSA will always know where I am, what wrongs I have committed, and what I am doing now. Secondly, Alexa will always record things that I do in my bedroom; let’s just leave it at that! And, if Alexa compares … Read more
Dear Friends, So here we are—finally! — back in Ordinary Time. I love the sacred seasons of Lent and Easter with the big finale of Pentecost. Yet by the end of the Easter Season, I am always ready for a return to Ordinary Time. Yes, there are a few feast days like Holy Trinity and … Read more
We Make The Road by Walking this Fall with Father Liam Mark your calendar now to join us in October as we begin our third reading cohort. We will once again offer the opportunity to read together Brian McClaren’s book We Make The Road by Walking. We will gather weekly to discuss a chapter of … Read more
Join us on Sunday, June 29th for our Pride Mass At the 9:30am Morning Mass we will be honoring Pride Month with the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles. And our musical team will perform the song, “This is Me” from the Greatest Showman. All are welcome! Join us and come home!
It’s Finally here – the Season Kids Look Forward to All Year! But Summer should be full of Joy not Hunger so Join us as we Help! As kids clear out of their school classrooms, too many of them are also leaving behind their only consistent meals. Did you know that nearly 3 million children … Read more
“It is the decision of the Holy Spirit and of us.” When is the last time you said something like that? “It is the decision of the Holy Spirit and of me.” We don’t usually talk like that but it’s a really important point for us who are disciples of Jesus: Do we let his Spirit … Read more
Join us on June 28th & 29th! The Rev. Dr. Father Jeff Hood (see bio at https://www.mysaintmiriam.org/our-team/) is coming to Saint Miriam on June 28th and 29th to introduce his work with The Execution Intervention Project, a nonprofit founded by Father Jeff and dedicated to providing tangible spiritual and organizational resources to intervene in human … Read more