by St. Ann Staff | Jun 5, 2016 | Sunday Homilies
I grew up with several ‘family stories’ that defined my world view. On dad’s side of the family it was simply the witness of grandpa in his love for grandma. Grandma had a slow acting cancer, and was bedridden for the final 13 years of her life. And grandpa was always...
by St. Ann Staff | May 29, 2016 | Pastor's Pen
In one of the more memorable songs from Fiddler on the Roof – Tevya asks his wife Golde: “Do you love me?” Her initial reaction is so human: “Do I WHAT?” After much protesting and going back and forth, listing every-thing she has done for him, Tevya asks again: “But,...
by St. Ann Staff | May 29, 2016 | Sunday Bulletin
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by St. Ann Staff | May 29, 2016 | Sunday Homilies
“They all ate, and were satisfied.” A group of human beings satisfied—now that is a rare and wondrous thing to behold, then as now. Satisfied does not mean stuffed. Nor does it mean hungry. Satisfied means my desires, expectations and needs are taken care of....
by St. Ann Staff | May 22, 2016 | Sunday Bulletin
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by St. Ann Staff | May 22, 2016 | Sunday Homilies
Fr. Richard Rohr, in his book Falling Upward, The Spirituality for the Second Half of Life, writes: “We all seen to suffer from a tragic case of mistaken identity. Life is a matter of becoming fully and consciously who we already are, but it is a self that we largely...
by St. Ann Staff | May 22, 2016 | Pastor's Pen
Perhaps you remember the song “To Sir, With Love,” from the movie of the same name. Performed by an artist called Lulu, it summarized the human journey of these inner city street kids under the tutelage of Mark Thackery (played by Sidney Portier). My favorite words...
by St. Ann Staff | May 15, 2016 | Sunday Homilies
Fr. Anthony DeMello, S.J. wrote a series of reflections on various stories and poems from eastern mysticism. One of them went like this: I used to be stone deaf. I would see people stand up and go through all kinds of gyrations. They called it dancing. It looked...
by St. Ann Staff | May 15, 2016 | Pastor's Pen
“One last time, Relax, have a drink with me One last time Let’s take a break tonight And then we’ll teach them how to say goodbye To say goodbye You and I” These are lines from the hit Broadway musical Hamilton, as George Washington has announced that he would not...
by St. Ann Staff | May 15, 2016 | Sunday Bulletin
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