by Fr. Bill | Jul 18, 2010 | Sunday Homilies
There are a variety of possible answers to that gospel question. You might say love, friendship, shelter, money, employment(especially these days), meaning, purpose, direction, and the list could go on. In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus visits his dear friends...
by Fr. Bill | Jul 11, 2010 | Pastor's Pen
Did you know… It is easy to think that as a parish, we are a little island, floating on our own. And then, continuing with that line of thinking, to be angry or frustrated at the Archdiocese for leaving us here on our own. But did you know that we are decidedly not...
by Fr. Bill | Jul 4, 2010 | Sunday Homilies
A father of a teenage girl was describing his daughter in a conversation. “She is pretty normal and balanced, good sense of humor, athletic, sociable. In 99% of her life, she is a typical teenager. But when she misplaces her i-phone – she is like a woman...
by Fr. Bill | Jul 4, 2010 | Pastor's Pen
Thanks… Sr. Dorothy informed me that once more the people of St. Ann have been amazingly generous to the Annual Catholic Appeal. Thank you so much for not only meeting our parish goal, but exceeding our challenge goal. (The challenge goal is the amount that we raised...
by Fr. Bill | Jun 27, 2010 | Pastor's Pen
Editio Typica Tertio continued… 7. What about the rest of the Missal? The text of Ordo Missae I (Order of Mass) is the first of twelve (12) sections of the Missale Romanum, editio typica tertia undergoing translation. The remaining sections, which include the Proper...