by St. Ann Staff | Mar 27, 2016 | Sunday Homilies
My classmate, Fr. Kevin, loves movies as much as I love golf. At the Chrism mass on Thursday, he told me I HAVE to see a movie called ROOM. It was one of the films nominated for Best Picture this year. YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS FILM. (and for those who do not like...
by St. Ann Staff | Mar 25, 2016 | Sunday Homilies
Apparently, we have a budding theologian among our children’s liturgy of the word group. He was smart enough to ask the question “Why do we call it Good Friday? We don’t call it Good Easter, or Good Sunday. So why do we call it Good Friday? There is nothing good about...
by St. Ann Staff | Mar 24, 2016 | Sunday Homilies
This past January, while on vacation with my support group, Bishop Stika said a memorable thing at one of our daily masses. He was talking about a challenge he gave to the priests in his diocese. “Are you living your priesthood as a celibate or as a bachelor? Many...
by St. Ann Staff | Mar 20, 2016 | Sunday Homilies
Before the reading of the gospel: It is not the first time that any of us has heard and celebrated the story. We know the players. We know the plot line. We even know the outcome – the good guys win. And yet, we still gather to hear and tell the story – to let it...
by St. Ann Staff | Mar 13, 2016 | Sunday Homilies
I grew up with voices in my head. Voices that spoke pretty loudly at times. Voices that tried to convince me of two very different things. On the one side, there were the voices that said: “You are a good kid, Bill Kempf. You are a good listener, obedient, respectful,...
by St. Ann Staff | Mar 6, 2016 | Sunday Homilies
I have always been a sucker for stories of people who were lost who then became found. Early in my priesthood, I somehow got on the mailing list for Covenant House, and their begging letters would always tell the stories of the runaways who came to the big city with...
