by St. Ann Staff | May 29, 2016 | Pastor's Pen
In one of the more memorable songs from Fiddler on the Roof – Tevya asks his wife Golde: “Do you love me?” Her initial reaction is so human: “Do I WHAT?” After much protesting and going back and forth, listing every-thing she has done for him, Tevya asks again: “But,...
by St. Ann Staff | May 22, 2016 | Pastor's Pen
Perhaps you remember the song “To Sir, With Love,” from the movie of the same name. Performed by an artist called Lulu, it summarized the human journey of these inner city street kids under the tutelage of Mark Thackery (played by Sidney Portier). My favorite words...
by St. Ann Staff | May 15, 2016 | Pastor's Pen
“One last time, Relax, have a drink with me One last time Let’s take a break tonight And then we’ll teach them how to say goodbye To say goodbye You and I” These are lines from the hit Broadway musical Hamilton, as George Washington has announced that he would not...
by St. Ann Staff | May 8, 2016 | Pastor's Pen
December 11, 2015 marked a milestone in my life. Though I did not realize it at the time (my internal math had somehow put that date in mid March) that was the day when I had spent exactly half of my priesthood living at St. Ann parish. I was ordained on Dec. 15,...
by St. Ann Staff | May 1, 2016 | Pastor's Pen
Beyond Sunday… Two bits of good news to report to you. St. Ann received its first share of the Beyond Sunday monies. As you remember, each parish receives 40% of the parish campaign total, distributed twice a year – once in March, for all the funds collected the...
