by St. Ann Staff | Sep 9, 2012 | Sunday Homilies
(Begin homily by moving lips and ‘saying’ the following without vocalizing…) [I know that you cannot ‘hear’ me at the moment. That is intentional. I want you to experience the world as it is experienced by a deaf person. Lots of sights, vibrations, movements and...
by St. Ann Staff | Sep 2, 2012 | Sunday Homilies
I was putting away some food that I bought yesterday afternoon, and I noticed something in one of the crispers that had been there longer than it should. My question is: can penicillin come from corn husks. And what is more disappointing than finding the leftover...
by St. Ann Staff | Aug 26, 2012 | Sunday Homilies
Fr. Barry Moriarity, the dean of formation at the seminary, once said this: “If you want to leave the seminary, you will find a reason to do so. It might be the ‘no facial hair part of the dress code’ or the celibacy demanded of priests; it might be the more difficult...
by St. Ann Staff | Aug 19, 2012 | Sunday Homilies
A “Foodie” is a person that spends a keen amount of attention and energy on knowing the ingredients of food, the proper preparation of food, and finds great enjoyment in top-notch ingredients and exemplary preparation. They go to great lengths to make sure what they...
by St. Ann Staff | Aug 12, 2012 | Sunday Homilies
Of the many memorable moments of this Olympic games, the story of a sprinter from South Africa by the name of Oscar Pistorius caught my attention. He made it to the semifinals of his individual event – the 400 Meter run. He came in dead last in his heat. It wasn’t...
by St. Ann Staff | Aug 5, 2012 | Sunday Homilies
“Sir, give us this bread always.” Sounds like a great request. What is not to like about hungering for the Bread of Life? But at this point in the unfolding of the ministry of Jesus, no one, (including the disciples), was thinking about Jesus in the Eucharist when...
