by St. Ann Staff | Oct 13, 2013 | Sunday Bulletin
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by St. Ann Staff | Oct 6, 2013 | Sunday Homilies
“It isn’t much,” the young man thought, as he picked up the bulky, old, never quite in tune 12 string guitar, the echoes of the piano concert from the basement still ringing in his and the rest of the student’s ears. “How can these 12 strings and a five-chord song...
by St. Ann Staff | Oct 6, 2013 | Sunday Bulletin
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by St. Ann Staff | Oct 6, 2013 | Pastor's Pen
Of historic Catholic St. Louis Landmarks… The Basilica of St. Louis, King of France proudly known as the Old Cathedral has played a significant role in the history of the Archdiocese. Even today, it is a source of great comfort, solace and joy to the tens of...
by St. Ann Staff | Sep 29, 2013 | Sunday Homilies
This homily was delivered at the UMSL community at 8:30pm on 9/29/13. – Fr. Bill Our family was unable to afford comic books growing up, so I was introduced to them only in college, where two classmates had extensive collections. Superman, the Fantastic Four,...
by St. Ann Staff | Sep 29, 2013 | Sunday Homilies
In my 28 ½ years of being a priest, this weekend is the first time an Archbishop has told me what topic to address in my preaching on a given Sunday. So I figured I better pay attention. He did not tell me how to address it. I do not approach the issue as a politician...
by St. Ann Staff | Sep 29, 2013 | Pastor's Pen
The stranger among us… Archbishop Carlson has designated this weekend as Immigration Weekend. Let me share just a part of his letter to us priests, as well as some possible action steps. In the context of contentious and complex policy is-sues such as migration, how...
by St. Ann Staff | Sep 29, 2013 | Sunday Bulletin
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by St. Ann Staff | Sep 22, 2013 | Pastor's Pen
Apparently Pope Francis made more than a few people in the blog-o-sphere uncomfortable with an interview he gave this week. He had the audacity to say out loud “The church’s pastoral ministry cannot be obsessed with the transmission of a disjointed...
by St. Ann Staff | Sep 22, 2013 | Administrative
2013 Fiscal Report Part 1 2013 Fiscal Report Part 2 As you read in my pastor’s pen this weekend, besides thinking of Stewardship in terms of the three “T’s” – Time, Talent, and Treasure – we are invited to think of three other words: Prayer, Participation and...
