by St. Ann Staff | Oct 21, 2012 | Sunday Homilies
Behold! the household plunger. (Show plunger) Great for fixing drains in sacristies. Wonderful for unplugging the kitchen sink when the garbage disposal stops working. Great for making thrones useable again. And great for any disciple who would sit upon a throne...
by St. Ann Staff | Oct 15, 2012 | Sunday Homilies
We know his type. Young, eager and enthusiastic. A bit of an idealist, perhaps. Ready to give anything for the poor. Ready to be put into an important role in service to the kingdom. Ready to make a GREAT sacrifice for God. “Ask me to be a missionary – I’ll do...
by St. Ann Staff | Oct 7, 2012 | Sunday Homilies
The final verse of the campfire song ‘Dem Bones Gonna Rise Again’ goes like this: “Now poor master Adam is left holding the sack. He wishes he’d have his ol’ rib back. Cause’ of this story, there ain’t no more. Cause Eve got the apple, but Adam got the core.” I first...
by St. Ann Staff | Sep 30, 2012 | Sunday Homilies
I coached enough good and not so good soccer players (and teams) to tell the difference. The better players kept their eyes on the goal of winning the game no matter what happened. When my not focused on the prize athletes got fouled, they would look for a chance to...
by St. Ann Staff | Sep 23, 2012 | Sunday Homilies
He was one of the gentlest and kindest men that I have ever had the good fortune to meet. But after four years of high school, there were still a few classmates of mine who did not know his name, or if they knew his name, they knew very little else about him. I...
by St. Ann Staff | Sep 16, 2012 | Sunday Homilies
For the four years I taught high school, I was perpetually puzzled (some might say clueless) about the words students used to describe their dating relationships. Were you seeing each other, dating, just going out, going steady, or what? Each had its own set of...
