by St. Ann Staff | Mar 2, 2014 | Sunday Homilies
The students from Western Michigan University who are staying here for their service trip told me an interesting fact. They have had over 100 inches of snow on Campus this year. That kind of puts our impending snow storm into perspective. But that factoid also got...
by St. Ann Staff | Feb 23, 2014 | Sunday Homilies
The famous actor, Philip Seymour Hoffman was recently found dead in his apartment, from all looks of things due to an overdose of heroin. Though I know nothing of his personal story, whether he is catholic or not, the question that some might ask of a life with so...
by St. Ann Staff | Feb 16, 2014 | Sunday Homilies
Perhaps you are a fan of the winter Olympics. I find myself tuning in, late at night before heading up to sleep. If you caught any of the figure skating competition, you’ll notice two sets of scores. Technical Merit. Did they do the required triple lutz and triple...
by St. Ann Staff | Feb 9, 2014 | Sunday Homilies
In a world where there are a thousand combinations of spices and herbs to flavor food, salt is pretty passé. And for those who have high blood pressure, salt is pretty prohibited – too much is bad for you. So, though I get the image of ‘salt of the earth’, I wondered...
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...
