by St. Ann Staff | Sep 6, 2015 | Pastor's Pen
As the Kempf family deals with the physical limitations that my mom’s aging and health issues have imposed, I am mindful of so many folks who have stepped into the role of caregiver. I share an article that ‘fell into my lap’ from a monthly email from West County...
by St. Ann Staff | Sep 6, 2015 | Sunday Homilies
It is a heartbreaking image, one that you can’t ‘unsee’ once you have seen it. It is a small boy, face down on the edge of the surf, arm tucked neatly at his side, tennis shoes limp on the sand behind him — lifeless on the beach. Now we know his name and what happened...
by St. Ann Staff | Aug 30, 2015 | Pastor's Pen
By way of intro… I asked the two seminarians who will be doing their second year field work here to ‘introduce themselves’ with a short paragraph, as they begin their service among us this weekend. “I was born and raised in the little farm town of West Point,...
by St. Ann Staff | Aug 30, 2015 | Sunday Bulletin
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by St. Ann Staff | Aug 30, 2015 | Sunday Homilies
Our housekeeper is very good at keeping the rectory clean. But she also knows not to touch the food and leftovers that I have in the refrigerator. So, as I was putting away some food yesterday afternoon, I noticed some of ‘my’items in one of the crispers that had been...
