by Fr. Bill | Mar 29, 2010 | Pastor's Pen
A mini-retreat… As we approach the great feast of Easter, I find myself grateful for the “high holy days’ of the Church – the Easter Triduum. Though we celebrate these days each year, there is something them which make them ‘ever ancient, ever new’. This entire Holy...
by Fr. Bill | Mar 21, 2010 | Sunday Homilies
I stopped by my mom’s house the other day, to sort through some papers while she is recovering from her broken arm. As I drove to the house, I could see the old lot between the houses in the curve of the road. It got me to remembering. I remember that the third base...
by Fr. Bill | Mar 21, 2010 | Pastor's Pen
Generosity… You may know the Knights of Columbus for their tootsie roll drive for the mentally handicapped or their roses for life or the carnations they offer on Mothers Day. At St. Ann, you also know them as the folks who are selling the scrip coupons in the back of...
by Fr. Bill | Mar 14, 2010 | Sunday Homilies
What if the two sons in today’s gospel were optometrists? I wonder what kind of glasses they think their father needed, or what kind they hoped he was wearing? In the beginning of the story, the younger son is thinking that his dad needs to be corrected for his...