by St. Ann Staff | Jun 23, 2013 | Sunday Homilies
Here are two sets of words that describe people. First, these words: Carpenter, Teacher, Administrative Assistant , Mechanic. These words give us some knowledge of a person. They speak of what the person does. They are factual words. Here is the second set of...
by St. Ann Staff | Jun 16, 2013 | Sunday Homilies
“Life is difficult.” That is the opening sentence of Scott Peck’s classic book The Road Less Traveled. Though I would agree more fully with his statement if he had said “Life is sometimes difficult”, he makes a point. Life has its moments that are difficult. And often...
by St. Ann Staff | Jun 9, 2013 | Sunday Homilies
We hear our fair share of stories of people who have had a ‘near death experience – they have been declared clinically dead, but somehow, come back to life. The stories tell of them seeing their own bodies on the operating table or in the ambulance or the site of the...
by St. Ann Staff | Jun 2, 2013 | Sunday Homilies
I am not a huge fan of McDonalds. Or Hardees. Or Burger King. Or any one of the hundreds of fast food places one can go to. I get that it is convenient. I know that one guy lost a ton of weight on a Subway Sandwich diet. I know for soccer moms and dads on the go,...
by St. Ann Staff | May 26, 2013 | Sunday Homilies
In the movie The Lion King, one of the more moving scenes finds Simba mourning the death of his father, Mufasa. In his grief, Simba has abandoned his homeland. Raifiki, the priest-figure, approaches the frightened Simba. Raifiki sings a song to him that Simba’s dad,...
by St. Ann Staff | May 19, 2013 | Sunday Homilies
Growing up as the 4th of 6 kids, I don’t know if I always felt I had an identity on my own. I was Fred’s or Joe’s or Denny’s little brother. I wore their hand me downs. Growing up in a neighborhood crowded with kids, we even shared the same friends. I grew up in the...
