by St. Ann Staff | Jan 27, 2013 | Pastor's Pen
Back to reality… I write this knowing that my vacation ends tomorrow morning when I start my 10 hour drive back to the Newman Center in time to lead RCIA classes by 7pm. Obviously, by the time you are reading this, I am already back to life ‘after the...
by St. Ann Staff | Jan 20, 2013 | Pastor's Pen
A Letter from the Archbishop… Dear Fathers, Deacons, Religious and People of the Archdiocese of St. Louis, The season of Lent is not that far away and it is a time to reflect upon the suffering, death and resurrection of our Lord, Jesus Christ. It is also a time to...
by St. Ann Staff | Jan 13, 2013 | Pastor's Pen
Support group… For 28 years and counting, I have been meeting with a few of my brother priests for fraternal support and challenge. In the early years, we used to complain about our pastors. In our later years, we complain about our associates (or lack therein.) And...
by St. Ann Staff | Jan 6, 2013 | Pastor's Pen
2013… Although I write this column before Christmas, you won’t be seeing it until after New Years. (You have to love holiday printing schedules for bulletin companies….) So it is Christmas-eve eve, and I finally started to listen to Christmas carols on Pandora. (FYI –...
by St. Ann Staff | Dec 30, 2012 | Pastor's Pen
End of the year thanks… I received three letters in the space of a few days from the Pontifical Mission Societies office of the Archdiocese of St. Louis. (Somebody was busy…) Msgr. Frank Blood thanked St. Ann parish for our generosity to the various mission appeals of...
by St. Ann Staff | Dec 23, 2012 | Pastor's Pen
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Rejoice! The weeks of Advent waiting are over, and Christ is born! Especially during this Year of Faith, we rejoice in our Savior’s birth—remembering the great gift of faith He has given us through the mystery of His incarnation...
