by St. Ann Staff | Mar 31, 2013 | Sunday Homilies
A teacher was working with her first grade kids, trying to teach them about the seven last words that Jesus spoke on the cross. “Does anyone know the last words that Jesus spoke before he died?” she asked. Little Johnny, after a bit of a pause, raised his hands...
by St. Ann Staff | Mar 28, 2013 | Sunday Homilies
Much has been made in the media of our new dear Pope Francis. His style certainly has caught people’s attention. Perhaps it is merely the media fascination with something that is new. Or the media being introduced to what you and I know to be Christianity’s best kept...
by St. Ann Staff | Mar 24, 2013 | Sunday Homilies
Who cleaned up after the parade? Someone had to clear the streets after the triumphal entry. To make the road passable for the carts and donkeys and foot traffic. It is the part of parades that even now we don’t give much thought to. Picking up all that was left...
by St. Ann Staff | Mar 24, 2013 | Sunday Homilies
Imagine this retelling of the Palm Sunday Passion from the perspective of those who expected a military and political Savior – and that was almost everybody. For days, Jesus and his disciples meet secretly outside Jerusalem. They plan where their weapons will be...
by St. Ann Staff | Mar 17, 2013 | Sunday Homilies
There are a lot of churches in the holy land. These churches were built to honor specific moments in the life of Jesus and Mary: the church of the Annunciation and Visitation; the church of the Multiplication of the Loaves, the church of Lazarus, the church of the...
by St. Ann Staff | Mar 10, 2013 | Sunday Homilies
It is easy enough, isn’t it, to view ourselves as the prodigal son. We all know enough about loss, about mistakes made and roads chosen that led to ruin and heartache. We know what it is to wake up one day, and realize we have wandered so far from who we are, who we...
