by St. Ann Staff | Feb 2, 2014 | Sunday Homilies
In the very strange, and mostly forgettable movie, ‘the World According to Garp” – there is a wonderful scene when the Robin Williams character, Garp, is doing the “Mr. Mom” routine. It shows him preparing breakfast for the kids. Driving them to school while singing...
by St. Ann Staff | Jan 26, 2014 | Sunday Homilies
One of the amazing things about vacationing on an island is that your view of the stars at night is pretty incredible. I would end each day, on the little porch at the top of the beach, ocean in front of me and stars above, just being amazed by the night sky. And, as...
by St. Ann Staff | Jan 5, 2014 | Sunday Homilies
Our young folks probably notice that us old people like to talk about how things were when we were young. Certainly, how we listen to music is different than it used to be. << music starts >> Before MP3 players; before CDs, and even before cassette tapes...
by St. Ann Staff | Jan 1, 2014 | Sunday Homilies
For some unknown reason, God didn’t put eyes in the back of our heads nor put our noggins on swivels. Maybe He just didn’t like the look. Or perhaps it was because He wants us to mostly look ahead, not back. But a timely look behind us is useful, and even necessary....
by St. Ann Staff | Dec 29, 2013 | Sunday Homilies
The humorist Irma Bombeck once said: Every child threatens to run away from home at some point or another. Then she adds: “Sometimes that is all the hope a parent needs to keep on going.” It takes a lot to survive parenting, doesn’t it? And to survive being parented,...
by St. Ann Staff | Dec 25, 2013 | Sunday Homilies
Many years ago I pondered the age old question about Christmas: Did God the father pass out cigars on Christmas morning, slapping the angels heartily on the back, beaming proudly – “It’s a boy.”? And then, the inevitable second question: Do...
