by St. Ann Staff | Dec 8, 2013 | Sunday Homilies
Every year, around this time, the Oxford English Dictionary people list the ‘new words’ that have come into existence in the English language. And each year, they pick one word that summarizes the changes in the culture that produced the new words. Recent winners...
by St. Ann Staff | Dec 1, 2013 | Sunday Homilies
Among the top ten most dangerous things to do while driving a car are the following: Eating, grabbing something out of reach, putting on makeup, changing clothes, texting, reading, writing, setting your gps, searching for a favorite song on your i-pad, and talking on...
by St. Ann Staff | Nov 24, 2013 | Sunday Homilies
It is an answer that most of the baby boomers will know by heart. In gym class, at work, in school – the answers are as varied as the ones giving them. As we observed the 50th anniversary of that Nov. 22 day, there is still a clarity to people’s memories – so much so...
by St. Ann Staff | Nov 17, 2013 | Sunday Homilies
It started with a slight slurring of speech, barely noticeable, and mostly in the evenings. Then there were the occasional bouts of muscle weakness – but again nothing alarming. The slurring got worse when he was tired. A visit to the doc seemed absurdly...
by St. Ann Staff | Nov 10, 2013 | Sunday Homilies
My Aunt Dot was 86 years old. And she was ready to go home. She missed her husband desperately in the 18 years since he died, and she had increasing mental and physical health issues that weighed on her. And so on Monday, surrounded by her family, she quietly slipped...
by St. Ann Staff | Nov 3, 2013 | Sunday Homilies
“Sin needs a solution other than concealment.” There was a moment in grade school when concealment seemed my only chance. I had not done a LOT of my cursive homework book. It was due. So I told the teacher I had left my book at home, but I had done all the pages....
