by St. Ann Staff | Mar 3, 2013 | Sunday Homilies
A young girl brought her new boyfriend home to meet her parents. The parents could not find many good qualities in the young man. When they had the chance to talk to her, later by herself, the girl’s mother said: “Dear, he doesn’t seem like a very nice person.” “Mom,...
by St. Ann Staff | Feb 24, 2013 | Sunday Homilies
There is usually a moment in every wedding I am graced to witness when the couple just glows. Most often, it is after the vows, when they are more relaxed and the moment kind of sinks in. There is a wonder to their face, and honesty and excitement about their future,...
by St. Ann Staff | Feb 17, 2013 | Sunday Homilies
It would be easy, wouldn’t it, if all temptations came with some kind of tangible warning sign – perhaps flames of fire surrounding them, or with a flashing neon light, or had a warning sound, blaring like a police siren, or even the vibration of a phone app to tell...
by St. Ann Staff | Feb 13, 2013 | Sunday Homilies
I know the question is a little backward. But please notice that I am not asking you what you are giving up, or what practice you are choosing, or even how you and the world will be different because of this Lent. Rather the question is: What aren’t you going to do...
by St. Ann Staff | Feb 10, 2013 | Sunday Homilies
My brother Joe quoted a friend who – in the middle of a number of family crises in a row – said “Good grief, another rotten growth opportunity… Where can I find a prayer for a shallow life?” “Where can I find a prayer for a shallow life?” We know the question:...
by St. Ann Staff | Feb 3, 2013 | Sunday Homilies
During my roaming college campus ministry years, I did my share of retreats with college students. There was one prayer experience that still sticks in my memory, all these years later. The place was Our Lady of the Lake Parish, on the outskirts of Camdenton, near the...
