When Father Jim Cowles became pastor of Church of the Redeemer, Mechanicsville, in July 2019, he addressed the parish at Mass by saying he wasn’t the new sheriff in town; rather, he was the new shepherd. “He is a good shepherd. He just knows how to herd us along in our pilgrimage to heaven,” said parishioner Barbara Lucas. “Father Jim is there. He feels our pain. He sees our tears. He just is with us.” She added that he “brought the flock togeth…
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