by St. Ann Staff | Jun 19, 2016 | Sunday Bulletin
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by St. Ann Staff | Jun 19, 2016 | Sunday Homilies
I suspect most parents learned, with exasperation, all about growth spurts. And how hard it was to keep their children in clothes and shoes that fit. The solutions in the Kempf house, where mom and dad had 5 boys to tend to, were twofold. Hand me downs. I had more...
by St. Ann Staff | Jun 19, 2016 | Pastor's Pen
Wrapping up In various ways these past weeks, people have asked or commented on a variation of the same question. Sometimes it comes out as: “Why are you leaving?” or “Why does the Arch-bishop move priests around?” Or even “Did you have any say in the transfer?” St....
by St. Ann Staff | Jun 12, 2016 | Sunday Homilies
So, if you had to choose a word/phrase, what would it be? When I shared this gospel question with my brother Joe, (the nice priest in the Kempf family), he too quickly suggested the word “Interminable.” I decided at that point not to ask the rest of my siblings… (Full...
by St. Ann Staff | Jun 12, 2016 | Sunday Bulletin
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by St. Ann Staff | Jun 12, 2016 | Pastor's Pen
At my farewell at the Newman Center on Tuesday night, Erin Duffy composed a prayer of blessing and had members of the community pray them over me. I was undone. I had managed to hold it together as various people told stories and shared anecdotes of our time together...
