"In the Cross we see the call to a community of compassion, purpose and justice."
A Sermon on Transgender Lives Matter
Discussions:
Pastor Jim and his wife, Lorna, have two grown, female-identifying children. Jim (He/ him/ his Pronouns matter-helpful suggestions) has been a Pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) since 2000, of St. Paul’s Church in Rye Brook since 2010. From 2017-2023 Jim served as Dean of the ELCA congregations of the Tappan Zee Conference, congregations in Westchester and Putnam County.
Raised in a large, Irish, Roman Catholic family "Pastor Jim" has a keen interest in the liturgical, social and church reforms of the Second Vatican Council in the 1960s. After college he earned a Master of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary in NYC and subsequently a Master of Sacred Theology from the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. Jim is currently enrolled in a Doctor of Ministry program at United Lutheran Seminary. He is enrolled in the Jewish-Christian Studies program at Seton Hall University in New Jersey and enjoys collaborating with colleagues of various faiths and other community leaders.
Sermons and discussions on Racism and Discrimination
Sermon on Black Lives Matter
Sermon: "Ten Things I Want You to Know About Racism"
Sermon: "Don't Blame the Jews"
I've made four videos talking about my 2024 Holocaust Educators' Trip to Germany and Poland.
Four videos
1. Preview of trip (14 minutes)
2. Prologue: places we went (25 minutes)
3. Holocaust history part one (30 minutes)
4. Holocaust history part two (25 Minutes)
Atlantic Mag. "How Germany Remembers the Holocaust" December 2022
- Faith and Community leaders speak out
- The Bible in 50 words and the Bible in 20 pages