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...
by St. Ann Staff | Jun 5, 2016 | Pastor's Pen
Of many things… For some people, the way to their heart is through their stomach. For me, it has always been my ears. I remember crying one night on a drive home when I heard the Celtic Women’s version of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” the first time. It was so...
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,...
