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Do you ever struggle with greed? (Or how does one grow rich in what matters to God?)

by St. Ann Staff | Aug 4, 2013 | Sunday Homilies

Edward Hayes tells the story of “The Magic Folger’s Coffee Can” in his book “The Ethiopian Tattoo Shop.” The short version of the story begins with a young boy, whose whole world was his imagination, piloting his pirate’s ship – a small stick floating willy-nilly down...

Sunday Bulletin – August 4, 2013

by St. Ann Staff | Aug 4, 2013 | Sunday Bulletin

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Pastor’s Pen – August 4, 2013

by St. Ann Staff | Aug 4, 2013 | Pastor's Pen

Of fiscal year ends and finance matters: Our parish Finance Committee met Monday to review the year end numbers. They turned out about how we expected them to for this year – in the red. The bulk of the deficit came from the Capital expenditures section. The new...

Sunday Bulletin – July 28, 2013

by St. Ann Staff | Jul 28, 2013 | Sunday Bulletin

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Pastor’s Pen – July 28, 2013

by St. Ann Staff | Jul 28, 2013 | Pastor's Pen

Family… By the time you are reading this, week one of Christian Family Camp will be done with one week to go. For many years, I was a week two camper, because of my brother and his wife, who were also week two folks. Then they became the directors for 5 years, and lo...

Have you ever prayed the “Just enough” prayer?

by St. Ann Staff | Jul 28, 2013 | Sunday Homilies

On Friday of this week at Christian Family Camp, Tom Wagner had the opportunity to lead us in the morning session. As a part of his priming of the pump, as I call it, he shared a little story about a family interaction. It seems that on several occasions within a...

Pastor’s Pen – July 21, 2013

by St. Ann Staff | Jul 21, 2013 | Pastor's Pen

Of Supreme Court decisions… Ms. Reichenbach and I sent a letter home to all of our school families in light of the recent Missouri Supreme Court decision. I share it with you, the rest of our St. Ann community. Dear St. Ann School Family, You may be aware of the...

How do you stay connected to what matters?

by St. Ann Staff | Jul 21, 2013 | Sunday Homilies

As you know, I just returned from vacation on Thursday evening. It was a wonderful time. Four celibate guys had done a pretty good job getting along, and doing so without the usual breaks for solitude that are built into our lives- the ability to go to our rooms,...