by St. Ann Staff | Mar 24, 2013 | Sunday Homilies
Who cleaned up after the parade? Someone had to clear the streets after the triumphal entry. To make the road passable for the carts and donkeys and foot traffic. It is the part of parades that even now we don’t give much thought to. Picking up all that was left...
by St. Ann Staff | Mar 24, 2013 | Sunday Homilies
Imagine this retelling of the Palm Sunday Passion from the perspective of those who expected a military and political Savior – and that was almost everybody. For days, Jesus and his disciples meet secretly outside Jerusalem. They plan where their weapons will be...
by St. Ann Staff | Mar 17, 2013 | Sunday Homilies
There are a lot of churches in the holy land. These churches were built to honor specific moments in the life of Jesus and Mary: the church of the Annunciation and Visitation; the church of the Multiplication of the Loaves, the church of Lazarus, the church of the...
by St. Ann Staff | Mar 10, 2013 | Sunday Homilies
It is easy enough, isn’t it, to view ourselves as the prodigal son. We all know enough about loss, about mistakes made and roads chosen that led to ruin and heartache. We know what it is to wake up one day, and realize we have wandered so far from who we are, who we...
by St. Ann Staff | Mar 3, 2013 | Sunday Homilies
A young girl brought her new boyfriend home to meet her parents. The parents could not find many good qualities in the young man. When they had the chance to talk to her, later by herself, the girl’s mother said: “Dear, he doesn’t seem like a very nice person.” “Mom,...
by St. Ann Staff | Feb 24, 2013 | Sunday Homilies
There is usually a moment in every wedding I am graced to witness when the couple just glows. Most often, it is after the vows, when they are more relaxed and the moment kind of sinks in. There is a wonder to their face, and honesty and excitement about their future,...
