Category Archives: The Rev. Jim Quigley

FBQ

Posted on May 9, 2016 by jimq2012

  I’m Irish.  I love saying that.  We Irish love stories and every time we tell stories the details change but the truth remains… (one might think here of the Gospels?)! So here’s my gospel for the day, a little late. … Continue reading →

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Hope Is Here!

Posted on May 5, 2016 by jimq2012

COME HOPE WITH US!

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From Bones to Hope

Posted on May 1, 2016 by jimq2012

One might think in reading the title to this Cup that I’m sharing a little of our Wednesday Morning Bible Study with you (we’re reading Eziekel, after all… dem bones dem bones dem dry bones) but I’m actually referring to … Continue reading →

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Alleluia!

Posted on April 25, 2016 by jimq2012

Yesterday afternoon I officiated at a memorial service.   We were small in number but abounding in spirit.  Funerals for people that live long lives tend to be that way and there’s an intimacy to them that’s hard to achieve … Continue reading →

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A Good Gala

Posted on April 18, 2016 by jimq2012

Yesterday evening I called a few parishioners to thank them for their help in making Planting the Seeds of Hope, our annual parish Gala and auction, a rousing success.  100% of the proceeds from this annual event at St. Alban’s Church will be given to … Continue reading →

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Ding…

Posted on April 11, 2016 by jimq2012

  I grew up in the midwestern suburbs.  I was the youngest of six children and my father worked in industrial sales.  When my dad wasn’t traveling to cities like DeMoines, Iowa, he would return home from the city at about … Continue reading →

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Sex, Drugs and… Sacred Music?

Posted on April 3, 2016 by jimq2012

I’ve loved rock and roll since, well, as long as I can remember.  As a kid growing up near Chicago I got to see many legends play to packed crowds in stadiums – Elton John, Yes, Chicago (remember them?), Emerson, … Continue reading →

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SXSW

Posted on March 21, 2016 by jimq2012

I recently returned from a getaway in Austin, Texas and to the infamous South by Southwest (or “Southby” as it is know known by fans) music festival.   At Southby, over a period of five days and in multiple venues, … Continue reading →

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Called by Name, Again!

Posted on March 7, 2016 by jimq2012

Called By Name Last year Sandy Wilson, Leo Coco and I created Called by Name, a project that many St. Albanites will remember.  We constructed a large orb from heavy copper wire and then attached copper leaves to the outside of orb.  Each … Continue reading →

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Lent III

Posted on February 29, 2016 by jimq2012

In writing about Jesus artist Marc Chagall (1887-1985) imagined ‘Christ’ in two ways. As ‘the great poet whose poetical teaching had been forgotten by the modern world’ and as ‘the true type of the Jewish martyr.’  In depicting numerous crucifixion … Continue reading →

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