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March 7, 2021 3rd Sunday of Lent - Page 121
While He was in Jerusalem for the feast of Passover,
many began to believe in His name
when they saw the signs He was doing.
But Jesus would not trust Himself to them
because He knew them all,
and did not need anyone to testify about human nature.
He himself understood it well.
The Rosary is prayed before Holy Mass M-F @ 7:35 a.m. SERVANTS SCHEDULE
MASS INTENTIONS
Saturday, March 13th - 4:30 p.m.
Monday, March 8th
Saint John of God
Ushers: Geoffrey Alford/Ryan Clements
8:00 a.m. - Intentions of Sisters Helen, Miriam, and
Sunday, March 14th - 7:30 a.m.
Magdalene
Ushers: Curt Riley/Colin Riley/
Tuesday, March 9h Bob Rifenberg
Saint Frances of Rome
8:00 a.m. - Intentions for Exodus 90 Brothers Sunday, March 14th - 9:30 a.m.
Ushers: Gary Brauer/John Koelbl/
Wednesday, March 10th Tom McConaghy
Saint Macarius
8:00 a.m. - Intentions of Terry O’Connell Sunday, March 14th- 11:30 a.m.
Thursday, March 11th Extraordinary Form Mass
Saint Eulogius Ushers: TBD
8:00 a.m. - Intentions for Peter and LaDon Jacoby
Friday, March 12th
Saint Gregory the Great HOLY SACRIFICE OF THE MASS
8:00 a.m. - Intentions of Luann and Scott Dunsford
Monday-Friday 8:00 am Novus Ordo
Saturday, March 13th Saturday 8:00 am Traditional Holy Mass
Saint Roderick 4:30 pm Vigil - Novus Ordo
8:00 a.m. - Intentions of Donald and Melania Trump Sunday Masses 7:30 am Novus Ordo
4:30 p.m. - † Tom Pfiffner 9:30 am Novus Ordo
Sunday, March 14th - Fourth Sunday of Lent 11:30 am Traditional Holy Mass
7:30 a.m. - † Bill Craig SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
9:30 a.m. - Intentions of Alexis Lambros Saturdays and First Fridays after m orning Holy
11:30 a.m. - Intentions of the Martin Family Mass
PARISH STAFF
Fr. James F. Altman pastor
CHURCH SUPPORT Deacon Jason Hutzler permanent deacon
February 28, 2021 Maria Stegmeier administrative assistant
Donna Walz director of religious education
Envelopes $ 3,462.00
Plate $ 1,186.43
Vigil candles $ 44.25
Giving Online $ 694.57
Total $ 5,387.25
MAKE DONATIONS ONLINE - ONLINE GIVING
We offer an option for people who prefer to make
donations online, called Online Giving.
For quick access to Online Giving, visit our website:
www.saintjameslax.com
and follow the instructions provided. For any questions UPDATE ON ANNUAL APPEAL
about Online Giving, please contact Maria Stegmeier
Our Annual Appeal goal is $42,340.00 and we are
at: 608-782-7557.
currently at a total of $31,800.00. Please keep sending
Anointing of the Sick: Those who are seriously ill or have been those pledge cards in to the Diocese. If you have mis-
sick for a long period of time should receive the Sacrament of placed your card, you can stop by the office to pick
the Sick and Holy Communion. Please call St. James office to one up.
make arrangements: 608-782-7557. Please remember that the parish is refunded every
single penny the Diocese receives over and above the
Visitation of the Sick: If you become homebound because of
illness and would like to be visited, please call Saint James of- assessment. Please help St. James exceed its goal.
fice 608-782-7557
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SAINT JAMES THE LESS Weekly Readings
LENTEN STATIONS OF THE CROSS March 8th - March 14th, 2021
AND SOUP SUPPERS Monday 2 Kgs 5:1-15ab/Ps 42:2, 3; 43:3, 4 [cf 42:3]/Lk
4:24-30
During the Lenten Season, we will Tuesday Dn 3:25, 34-43/Ps 25:4-5ab, 6 and 7bc, 8-9 [6a]/
Mt 18:21-35
hold Stations of the Cross on Wednesdays Wednesday Dt 4:1, 5-9/Ps 147:12-13, 15-16, 19-20]/Mt 5:17
at 5:30 PM. A Soup Supper will follow in -19
Thursday Jer 7:23-28/Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9 [8]/Lk 11:14-23
Murphy Hall. Friday: Hos 14:2-10/Ps 81:6c-8a, 8bc-9, 10-11ab, 14
If you are interested in making a soup and 17 [cf. 11 and 9a]/Mk 12:28-34
Saturday: Hos 6:1-6/Ps 51:3-4, 18-19, 20-21ab [cf. Hos
for one of the nights, please contact Maria 6:6]/Lk 18:9-14
at: 608-782-7557. Sunday: 2 Chr 36:14-16, 19-23/Ps 137:1-2, 3, 4-5, 6
[6ab]/Eph 2:4-10/Jn 3:14-21 or 1 Sm 16:1b, 6-
Thank you! 7, 10-13a/Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4m 5, 6 [1]/Eph 5:8-
14/Jn 9:1-41 or
ENROLL NOW FOR THE 2021-22
SCHOOL YEAR
Don't forget enrollment for the 2021-22 school year
is happening NOW!
Sacrament of Reconciliation
At Aquinas Catholic Schools, we empower our students First Fridays
to become their best selves, to be leaders in and out of
the classroom, and to make a difference in our commu- and every Saturday
nity. Aquinas is now accepting new students and return- after morning Holy Mass
ing students for grades 3P-12TH grade. To learn more or
to schedule a virtual visit with one of our principals
please call: 608-784-8585 or visit:
www.aquinascatholicschools.org DIOCESE OF LA CROSSE GUIDELINES FOR
Current families, please re-enroll your students to- REPORTING INSTANCES OF CHILD ABUSE
day! By re-enrolling now, it benefits you to have more
The Diocese of La Crosse, through its policies and
time to receive help with your application forms and to
procedures, seeks to provide a prompt, appropriate and
get any financial aid questions answered. It also benefits
compassionate response to reporters of sexual abuse of
your child’s upcoming teacher as she or he will have
a child by any diocesan agent (bishop, priest, deacon,
more time to get to know them their unique abilities and
employee, religious, vendor or volunteer).
their needs for the upcoming school year. Early registra-
tion also helps our school-system prepare for the 2021- Anyone wishing to make a report of an allegation of
22 school year, which is extra challenging in a pandem- sexual abuse should send that report to Mrs. Karen
ic. We are looking forward to the 2021 -22 school year! Becker, Complaint Intake Agent, at the Diocese of La
Go Blugolds! Crosse, P.O. Box 4004, La Crosse, WI 54602-4004.
Alternatively, you can contact Mrs. Becker at:
AQUINAS CATHOLIC SCHOOLS 608.791.0179 or intakeagent@diolc.org.
FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN
The reporting form is available through the Diocese
We are blessed to have a quality Catholic school system of La Crosse Office of Safe Environment or on the di-
such as Aquinas in the La Crosse area. Coulee Region Mardi
Gras has staunchly supported faith-based education in Aqui- ocesan website at:
nas Catholic Schools since 1991. In the grip of a COVID19 diolc.org/safe-environment/reporting.
pandemic the need for fundraising has not diminished. Individuals are also encouraged to take their re-
In lieu of in-person celebrations we have set up an online do- ports directly to civil authorities. Copies of the dioce-
nation portal to continue our support of Catholic education. san policy are available through your local parish and
Your generous donation will provide tuition assistance on the diocesan website. If you have any questions
and classroom grants, channeling resources to students and about the Diocese of La Crosse and the implementation
families in need at ACS.
Donation campaign begins on Fat Tuesday, February of the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young
16, 2021 and ends on March 31, 2021. Please visit https:// People, please contact Teresa Brown, Diocese of La
www.lacrossemardigras.com/tickets/ or send to P.O. Box Crosse, at 608.791.2679; or tbrown@diolc.org.
1433 La Crosse, WI 54602-1433.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
THREE CANDLES IN THE SANCTUARY
March 19, the Solemnity of Saint Joseph, Spouse of
Adoration of the Blessed
the Blessed Virgin Mary Sacrament
“Therefore what God has joined together, no human
being must separate.”
Every Friday during Lent
The intimate community of life and love which consti-
tutes the married state has been established by the Cre- 9:00 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.
ator and endowed by Him with its Own proper laws.
God Himself is the author of marriage. The vocation to
marriage is written in the very nature of man and wom- EASTER MEMORIAL
an as they came from the hand of the Creator. The well-
being of the individual person and of both human and An Easter Memorial is a special way to
Christian society is closely bound up with the healthy remember your deceased loved ones. Dona-
state of conjugal and family life. (Catechism of the tion Forms towards the purchase of Easter
Catholic Church)
Flowers for Saint James Altar are available
The three candles by Saint Joseph Altar represent at the Church entrances.
our gratitude for the witness of faith of our married
couples here at Saint James the Less. During the month
of March, we will remember not only our Wedding An- FIRST CONFESSION &
niversaries, but also those who have been married and FIRST HOLY COMMUNION
celebrated their Anniversaries over the past year. This
will replace our monthly Marriage Blessings Sunday. First Confessions will be Wednesday, March 17th,
at 6:00 pm. The reception for First Holy Communion
Please write your names on a small card, along with will be Sunday, May 9th at the 9:30 am Mass.
the exact date you were married and place it into the
vessel. It will be included in the Mass Intentions for If you have any questions, please contact Donna
the month. Walz at 608-782-7557.
“From the beginning of creation, God made them
male and female. Please welcome our new parishioners
For this reason a man shall leave his father and to the Parish Family of St. James the Less
mother and be joined to his wife,
and the two shall become one flesh. So they are no
longer two but one flesh. Mary Kay Lowe
Therefore what God has joined together, no human
being must separate.”
OLD PALMS
LENTEN REGULATIONS There is a basket for you to put in last year’s palms.
The season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, Feb- They should be disposed properly and not thrown in the
ruary 17. Lenten regulations are as follows: trash. The basket is located in the main hallway at the
back of the Church.
1. Catholics who have celebrated their 14th birthday Thank you!
are to abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday, all
Fridays in Lent, and Good Friday.
2. In addition to abstaining from meat, Catholics who
have celebrated their 18th birthday, until they cele- “God cannot turn away his face
brate their 59th birthday, are to fast on Ash
Wednesday and Good Friday. from those who cast themselves at his feet
with a humble and contrite heart.”
KNIGHTS OF SAINT JOSEPH
7:00 – 8:00 p.m. –Saint Alphonsus Liguori (1696-1787)
the FIRST FRIDAY of every month.
Catholic Traditions
Because building our Faith does not happen by accident
The Troubling Kinship of Bishop Barron and Father Martin
Eric Sammons ~ Crisis Magazine ~ November 5, 2020
Bishop Robert Barron and Father James Martin are the two most dominant figures in American Ca-
tholicism today. Bishop Barron is the affable producer of popular videos on Catholicism through his Word
on Fire ministry; Father Martin is a media darling and a Vatican favorite for his outreach to gay Catholics.
As just one indicator of their influence, Father Martin has almost 300,000 Twitter followers, while Bishop
Barron has 175,000—both far more than any other American bishop or priest or lay Catholic commenta-
tor. For some, the fact that these two men are both extremely popular demonstrates the divide in the
Church today. Father Martin represents the liberal (i.e., heretical) wing of the Church, while Bishop Barron
is presented as the standard-bearer for the conservative (i.e., orthodox) wing. Yet recently these two
worlds met, revealing that perhaps they are not as far apart as some want to believe.
On October 30, Father Martin announced the upcoming publication of his latest book, Learning to
Pray: A Guide for Everyone. It had endorsements from just whom you’d expect: Cardinal Cupich, Richard
Rohr, and Helen Prejean—heroes of the Catholic Left. However, it was also endorsed by none other than
Bishop Barron, who wrote that “Father Martin is a winsome guide to all those who want to
deepen their friendship with the Lord.” Bishop Barron’s endorsement sent shockwaves through con-
servative American Catholicism. After all, aren’t Bishop Barron and Father Martin supposed to be on op-
posing sides of the battle for the soul of the Church? What’s going on here?
Bishop Barron’s endorsement revealed a dirty little secret in the Church: most conservative Catholic
leaders like Bishop Barron are functionally similar to liberal Catholic leaders like Father Martin. Perhaps
they differ when it comes to some theological points, but when it comes to attitude and how the Faith is
presented, the results are often the same.
Bishop Barron, like most conservative Catholic leaders, subscribes to the modern view that one
must always be “positive” in how he presents the Faith—which, in practice, means ignoring the crisis in
the Church. He’s not about to criticize other bishops like Cardinal Cupich when His Eminence defends the
veneration of the Pachamama idol at the Vatican. He supports Archbishop Wilton Gregory, who is well
known to be associated with the Bernardin-McCarrick episcopal cabal. He won’t condemn someone like
Father Martin, in spite of the fact that Father Martin is the leading Catholic voice supporting the grave sin
of homosexual activity. Bishop Barron is also an uncritical, enthusiastic defender of all things Pope Fran-
cis. The only people Bishop Barron ever criticizes are his own critics: traditional Catholics who stray from
the conservative Catholic party line and call out the failures of our Church leaders….
A bishop who does not condemn error and cozies up to false religious leaders like Fa-
ther Martin is little better than Father Martin himself. In fact, he may be worse, because he
gives error an orthodox veneer. With a wink and a nudge, Bishop Barron lets people know
that Father Martin isn’t that bad, even if some things he promotes are diametrically opposed
to Church teaching and natural law. The average Catholic can justifiably assum e that if Fa-
ther Martin can be trusted with the most important human activity—conversing with God—then why
shouldn’t he be trusted on other spiritual and moral topics?
Indeed, someone who fully embraces the Church’s teachings on marriage and human sexuality un-
derstands how dangerous Father Martin is. Jesus Christ (and Saint Paul after him) included public con-
demnations in his ministry, because Christians need to be told not only which water is life-giving, but also
which water is poisoned. To neglect to point out the poison, and to excuse that neglect by saying you
want to remain “positive,” won’t be very comforting to the dead guy who just drank the poisoned water.
Bishop Barron is a product of the post-Vatican II conservative machine. While assiduously staying
in the lane of orthodoxy, too many conservative Catholic leaders have allowed massive pile-ups and acci-
dents to occur along the road without any comment or correction. And so it should be no surprise when
Bishop Barron takes the next step: not only refusing to condemn the errors of someone like Father Martin,
but actively endorsing a priest who has confused and led astray so many souls—all while continuing to
insist on his own personal orthodoxy.
Ultimately, what is the practical difference between Father Martin and Bishop Barron? Both endorse
the status quo in the Church. Neither condemns the corruption and confusion that comes from the high-
est levels of the Church. Neither will speak out against the heresy rampant within her. It leads the ortho-
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