Misunderstanding Jesus

This story from today’s Gospel about the mother of James and John approaching Jesus and asking Him to allow her sons to sit at His right and left, shows just how misunderstood Jesus was by even some of His closest disciples. So many of them initially believed that Jesus was going to be a political…

St. James the Apostle

Homily for the Feast of St. James the Apostle This morning we celebrate the feast of St. James the Apostle. One of the sons of Zebedee, they were also known as the Sons of Thunder. We don’t really know how they get that title, but we get an idea of their thunder-like qualities from the…