St James Catholic Church

Dear Parishioners: 
Each week we gather here as a family of faith, 
expressing our faith and deepening our faith as we 
celebrate the Eucharist. Yet, we may still feel that our 
faith is weak, especially if we compare ourselves to 
others we know. But do you know what? So did the 
twelve Apostles. Today we hear them ask the Lord to increase their 
faith. May his response hearten us as we struggle with our own faith. 
The mulberry tree is especially difficult to uproot, as it has an 
extensive root system. One can only imagine how difficult it would be 
two thousand years ago, without the excavating equipment we have 
available to us today. And yet the task is no match for a small amount 
of faith. We may have had occasion ourselves to rely on as much faith 
as we could muster to cope with the grief from the loss of a loved one, 
to overcome an addiction, or to survive a tragedy in our lives. We 
probably did not know how strong our faith was until we put it to the 
test. These same Apostles needed to do the same thing after the death 
of the Lord on the cross. We have the advantage of knowing that God 
is stronger than death, that Jesus is the resurrection and the life, and 
that the Holy Spirit is with us forever. 
Love, Peace, Joy, 
Fr. Bob