by St. Ann Staff | Nov 9, 2014 | Sunday Homilies
(i.e.: Something that Jesus or Paul or any of the New Testament writers said that doesn’t quite work for you?) It may not have been Paul’s best moment as a writer. It certainly does not match the poetry 10 chapters later – with those great images of love as patient...
by St. Ann Staff | Nov 3, 2014 | Sunday Homilies
My mom has one of the LIFE-ALERT buttons should she fall. St. Mary’s hospital had been hosting the service, but decided to divest itself of that service, so as to better fulfill its primary mission. Vicky Hohl, the woman who oversaw the program, sent a note with the...
by St. Ann Staff | Oct 26, 2014 | Sunday Homilies
Did Michael Brown hear those words? Did Daren Wilson hear those words? Did the rioters and looters in Ferguson hear those words? Did the serial killer just arrested in Indiana hear those words? Did Jaylen Fryberg of Maryville, Washington hear those words? I wonder…...
by St. Ann Staff | Oct 19, 2014 | Sunday Homilies
“Whose image is this and whose inscription?” was the question that Jesus asked. Though directed to his adversaries about the coin in his hand and in the broader scope, – the rendering to Caesar what is his and to God what is God’s – it seems like one...
by St. Ann Staff | Oct 12, 2014 | Sunday Homilies
It is a strange ending, isn’t it, to today’s gospel passage. The guy is invited last minute to the feast, and then is yelled at and kicked out because he did not have time to rent a tux. How do we understand this? Is it really about the clothes he is wearing? Or...
by St. Ann Staff | Oct 5, 2014 | Sunday Homilies
There was a entrepreneur who deeded some land, brought in a railroad company, built a park and started a racially diverse community. It had its ups and downs, like most towns. But then, THE EVENT happened. So the new owners were forced to send servants to protect the...
