Pastor’s Pen – December 20, 2015

Christmas 2015 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Rejoice! The weeks of Advent waiting are over, and Christ is born! We rejoice in our Savior’s birth—remembering the great gift of faith He has given us through the mystery of His incarnation and the saving power of...

Pastor’s Pen – December 13, 2015

You did it!!! Though the pledges keep trickling in, at this stage we are at just under 117% of our goal in the Beyond Sunday Campaign. EVERY gift, from great to small and every-thing in-between, will make a difference, not just here at St. Ann, but across our...

Do you ever try to do the impossible?

In the summer when it became known that I would become pastor here at St. Ann while remaining director of the Newman Center, almost every person I received the same message over and over. “Father, you are going to be really busy!” Or: “How are you going to do all that...