by St. Ann Staff | Apr 12, 2015 | Sunday Bulletin
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by St. Ann Staff | Apr 5, 2015 | Pastor's Pen
Dear Faithful of the Archdiocese of St. Louis, I offer to you my deepest greetings of joy and peace on the Solemnity of the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ – Happy Easter! Easter is to the Church year what Sunday is to each week – a highlight of rest and...
by St. Ann Staff | Apr 5, 2015 | Sunday Bulletin
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by St. Ann Staff | Apr 5, 2015 | Sunday Homilies
During my four years at Borgia High School, I taught several different classes, including, for 2 years, a class in world religions to seniors. When we got to the unit on Catholicism, I thought we were on more familiar ground, so I could perhaps deepen the level of the...
by St. Ann Staff | Apr 3, 2015 | Sunday Homilies, Uncategorized
For it was our infirmities that he bore, our sufferings that he endured “He is carrying on his back the entire weight of the drama.” His name is Gunter Lubitz and his agony is a particular and specific suffering I will never know. If his first name is not familiar,...
by St. Ann Staff | Apr 2, 2015 | Sunday Homilies, Uncategorized
Last night at the Newman Center, we said goodbye to Zack Liley, our part time campus minister. Zack had some prepared remarks – things that he had learned from his time with us. Things that he hoped we had learned from our time with him. He took the opportunity to...
by St. Ann Staff | Mar 29, 2015 | Sunday Bulletin
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by St. Ann Staff | Mar 29, 2015 | Pastor's Pen
Top Five Family things to do during Holy Week: 1. What do you do with the palm branches you bring home from Palm Sunday Mass? Consider a simple ceremony to place them in your home. 2. During the week, pray the seven Penitential Psalms together (Psalm 6, 32, 38, 51,...
by St. Ann Staff | Mar 22, 2015 | Pastor's Pen
Pope Francis – Part 3. “Make your hearts firm!” (James 5:8) – Individual Christians As individuals too, we are tempted by indifference. Flooded with news reports and troubling images of human suffering, we often feel our complete inability to help. What can we do to...
by St. Ann Staff | Mar 22, 2015 | Sunday Homilies
As mom celebrated 90 years of life in January, it was time for the Kempf family to be grateful. It is a great milestone to have achieved. However, all her kids notice that some things in mom’s life are not like they used to be. She is slower in walking, yet still gets...