by St. Ann Staff | Mar 27, 2016 | Pastor's Pen
The Archbishop, the Pope and Fr. James Martin… Once more, Archbishop Carlson sends his Easter message to us, inviting us to remember the heart of this great feast. “Christ has overcome sin and death. Because of that we know, in the words of Pope Francis, that when...
by St. Ann Staff | Mar 27, 2016 | Sunday Bulletin
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by St. Ann Staff | Mar 27, 2016 | Sunday Homilies
My classmate, Fr. Kevin, loves movies as much as I love golf. At the Chrism mass on Thursday, he told me I HAVE to see a movie called ROOM. It was one of the films nominated for Best Picture this year. YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS FILM. (and for those who do not like...
by St. Ann Staff | Mar 25, 2016 | Sunday Homilies
Apparently, we have a budding theologian among our children’s liturgy of the word group. He was smart enough to ask the question “Why do we call it Good Friday? We don’t call it Good Easter, or Good Sunday. So why do we call it Good Friday? There is nothing good about...
by St. Ann Staff | Mar 24, 2016 | Sunday Homilies
This past January, while on vacation with my support group, Bishop Stika said a memorable thing at one of our daily masses. He was talking about a challenge he gave to the priests in his diocese. “Are you living your priesthood as a celibate or as a bachelor? Many...