by St. Ann Staff | May 11, 2014 | Sunday Homilies
Mom was never one to give long speeches. Or even short ones for that matter. Just a glance and you knew you were in for it. Or just a look and you know you had done well. You knew without too many words, what was expected of you. And you knew, even when mom (and dad)...
by St. Ann Staff | May 4, 2014 | Sunday Homilies
It was the strangest beginning to a party I had ever experienced. I rang the apartment doorbell and was welcomed by the host. When I walked in, there were about 15 people in the small living room, all staring at a 2 x 3 print on the wall of seemingly unintelligible...
by St. Ann Staff | Apr 27, 2014 | Sunday Homilies
When the day comes, hopefully far in the future that I die, obviously the first person I hope to have a conversation with is Jesus. And I hope I’ll have more to say than just Kyrie Eleison. (Lord have mercy) But after that, one of the first people I would like to have...
by St. Ann Staff | Apr 20, 2014 | Sunday Homilies
As you know, smart phones can do many things. One of them is to take your spoken words and type them for you, so you can send them as an email or a text. “Hey Mom, I just want you to know I love you.” It is a handy function to have, great for sending texts and emails...
by St. Ann Staff | Apr 17, 2014 | Sunday Homilies
When you are plunged into icy waters, the lessons are clear, straight-forward and brutal. When a Korean ferry boat tragically capsized sharply this week, the top deck of the ship was no longer up. Like a scene from the Poseidon Adventure, I can only imagine the chaos...
by St. Ann Staff | Apr 13, 2014 | Sunday Homilies
Before the Passion Narrative: There is much that is darkness in this world… Jesus came into our darkness as light. Into the darkness of our violent world, he came that we might know peace. (1st candle lit here) Into the darkness of our sinfulness, he came that we...
