by St. Ann Staff | Jan 24, 2016 | Sunday Homilies
I was reminded why I am not a huge fan of book introductions when I was trying to pick out a nook book for vacation. You can download a sample, so I did, but the introduction took up all but TWO pages of the sample. ARRGH. Don’t go into long detail about why you wrote...
by St. Ann Staff | Jan 17, 2016 | Sunday Homilies
It is always important to look at the whole picture and context of a gospel story so as to understand the meaning and to grasp the truth of the kingdom being presented. But sometimes, it is those little ‘throwaway lines’, those almost forgotten details that can open...
by St. Ann Staff | Jan 10, 2016 | Sunday Homilies
I had two very disparate experiences of water this past week and a half. The first was up at the Newman Center when the deluge of rains raised the water table enough to allow a series of slow seepages of water through a few seams in the foundation. They were just...
by St. Ann Staff | Jan 3, 2016 | Sunday Homilies
Lake Superior State University on Thursday released its 41st annual List of Words they believe should be banished from the Queen’s English for Misuse, Overuse and General Uselessness. The tongue-in-cheek wish-list of sorts includes starting an answer with the...
by St. Ann Staff | Dec 27, 2015 | Sunday Homilies
When the Kempf family simplified our Christmas giving years ago, to picking one adult and one of the kids to share gifts with, (and matching your giving to a charity of your choice) the nieces and nephews were a little disappointed. So, we replaced the serious gifting...
by St. Ann Staff | Dec 25, 2015 | Sunday Homilies
50 years ago, A Charlie Brown Christmas aired for the first time. Charlie Brown is best known for his uniquely striped shirt, and Linus is most associated with his ever-present security blanket. Throughout the story of Peanuts, Lucy, Snoopy, Sally and others all work...
