James J. Pinto, Jr…

                                                    James J. Pinto, Jr.
                                        PASTORAL ASSOCIATE, PRIESTS FOR LIFE
                                     COORDINATOR: MISSIONARIES-LAY ASSOCIATION

By the grace of God and the power of the Holy Spirit, Jim has lived and proclaimed the Gospel of Life for
over 25 years. The truth of the Incarnation - the "infleshment" of God with us in Jesus - has made a
profound impact on his life and ministry. Solidarity with the pre-born, minorities and the disenfranchised
has led Jim and his family to live a sacramental lifestyle among the people they serve and to invite others
to do likewise. Jim has been recognized locally, statewide and nationally for his work in proclaiming
good news to the poor, reconciliation among the races and defending the sacredness and dignity of every
human being. He was selected as the "Outstanding Young Religious Leader of Alabama," served as a
priest in the Anglican Tradition for over 20 years and entered into full communion with the Roman
Catholic Church in 2003.
Known for his ability to communicate the Gospel passionately and effectively, Jim has been a featured
speaker in schools, churches, television and radio, addressing the issues of Christianity and culture. He
has authored numerous articles and essays among them: "Becoming Christ in the City, " "Another Letter
From the Birmingham Jail," "The Sacredness of Human Life and the Least" and "The Theology of the
Face." Jim also coordinates the Priests for Life Study Guide Series.
Jim has been at the center of the founding or developing of numerous ministries in Greater Birmingham
including: Habitat for Humanity, The Grace House/Village for Girls, Restoration Academy, Her Choice
Crisis Pregnancy Center and the Sanctity of Life Ministries. Jim directs the Missionary of the Gospel of
Life-Lay Association with hundreds of affiliates throughout the Country. The equipping of God's people
(lay, ordained, youth and adult) for the work of ministry at the dawn of the new millennium is a call he
believes incumbent upon him.
Born and raised in Hudson County, New Jersey, he was a member of the All County Football Team in
H.S., and the All Conference Team in College. Jim received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Kean
University, N.J., and a Masters of Divinity Degree from Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry,
Ambridge, Pennsylvania. He and his wife Joy have been married for 29 years; and are blessed with four
children and seven grandchildren. The Pintos live in Fairfield-Birmingham, Alabama and are members of
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, a parish begun by Franciscans in 1940 with a special call to the
African American community. The Pintos consider their marriage and family first priority in
authenticating their faith in Jesus and the Catholic Church.
Jim's chief desire is to be a man who does what is in the heart and mind of God. He seeks to live his life
in abandonment to the Holy Trinity knowing that: "he who saves his life will lose it and he who loses his
life will find it." He continually is looking for the Face of God in every face, especially the pre-born, the
aged, widow, orphan, alien, and the helpless, believing what Nicholas of Cusa stated: "In all faces is seen
the Face of faces, veiled and in a riddle."

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