by St. Ann Staff | Jun 1, 2014 | Pastor's Pen
To all our Grads… There was a New Zealand principal who offered these words in a newsletter to the parents of his charges. But they are good words for you to hear as well. Always we hear the cry from teenagers, ‘What can we do, where can we go?’ My answer...
by St. Ann Staff | May 25, 2014 | Pastor's Pen
Of many things… “They will be arriving on Saturday morning, May 31st,” said the voice on the other end of the phone. So for two months, Khanh Van Phan and Quang Van Dihn will be in residence here at St. Ann. Khanh (pronounced ‘Keen’) will be taking ESL classes up the...
by St. Ann Staff | May 18, 2014 | Pastor's Pen
On Thursday, May 8th, Bishop John Leibrecht, retired Bishop of the Springfield-Cape diocese confirmed 25 of our 7th and 8th graders. It was truly a lovely celebration. My thanks to Kathy Reid, Barb Jackson and the members of the adult choir who were joined by some of...
by St. Ann Staff | May 11, 2014 | Pastor's Pen
As you know, the Missouri Bishops have asked us as committed Catholics to make the wish of one of our newest saints (St. John Paul) a reality in the state of Missouri, by abolishing the death penalty. There are several stages to that battle. The first, in light of the...
by St. Ann Staff | May 4, 2014 | Pastor's Pen
Guests this summer… Fr. John Horn, the rector of Kenrick-Glennon Seminary contacted me early in April. He asked if I had room in the rectory for two seminarians. They are both Vietnamese, and are studying here at our seminary for their home Diocese in Vietnam. “We’d...
by St. Ann Staff | Apr 27, 2014 | Pastor's Pen
So there are consequences to the resurrection… Because we believe that Jesus rose from death, there are some consequences and ramifications that flow from that event. Here is one arena where we are called to challenge the structures of our society. Dear Brothers and...
