by St. Ann Staff | Oct 19, 2014 | Sunday Homilies
“Whose image is this and whose inscription?” was the question that Jesus asked. Though directed to his adversaries about the coin in his hand and in the broader scope, – the rendering to Caesar what is his and to God what is God’s – it seems like one...
by St. Ann Staff | Oct 12, 2014 | Sunday Bulletin
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by St. Ann Staff | Oct 12, 2014 | Pastor's Pen
The challenges before us… Diocesan wide… So an interesting thing happened at our Deanery meeting this past Monday. Our dean had but one topic of discussion for us to begin to mull over. But it is a doozy. If you remember more than a few years ago, there was a small...
by St. Ann Staff | Oct 12, 2014 | Sunday Homilies
It is a strange ending, isn’t it, to today’s gospel passage. The guy is invited last minute to the feast, and then is yelled at and kicked out because he did not have time to rent a tux. How do we understand this? Is it really about the clothes he is wearing? Or...
by St. Ann Staff | Oct 5, 2014 | Sunday Bulletin
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by St. Ann Staff | Oct 5, 2014 | Pastor's Pen
The challenges before us… St. Ann is a part of the Northwest Deanery of the Archdiocese. When demographers speak of our deanery, they speak of 3 separate deaneries – the West-comprised of stable but aging parishes, the Middle – with the highest concentration of...
by St. Ann Staff | Oct 5, 2014 | Sunday Homilies
There was a entrepreneur who deeded some land, brought in a railroad company, built a park and started a racially diverse community. It had its ups and downs, like most towns. But then, THE EVENT happened. So the new owners were forced to send servants to protect the...
by St. Ann Staff | Sep 28, 2014 | Sunday Homilies
(First, a short homily about the readings for this Sunday.) I watch just enough TV to know that the mid-term election ads are ramping up. Perhaps because I am becoming a bit more cynical or a bit more realistic, depending upon how you look at it, what I know is this....
by St. Ann Staff | Sep 28, 2014 | Pastor's Pen
Parish Stewardship Report – the short version… Though we will mail out a complete version of the parish financial report with your year-end statements, and will have that report online within a week or so, I wanted to give you the ‘thumbnail sketch’ of the parish...
by St. Ann Staff | Sep 28, 2014 | Sunday Bulletin
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