by St. Ann Staff | May 26, 2013 | Sunday Bulletin
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by St. Ann Staff | May 26, 2013 | Sunday Homilies
In the movie The Lion King, one of the more moving scenes finds Simba mourning the death of his father, Mufasa. In his grief, Simba has abandoned his homeland. Raifiki, the priest-figure, approaches the frightened Simba. Raifiki sings a song to him that Simba’s dad,...
by St. Ann Staff | May 26, 2013 | Pastor's Pen
A thankful heart… There are many reasons why I find my heart filled with gratitude these days. Last night was the Legacy Dinner for the nine Catholic Newman Center (CNC) students who made their pledge to ‘pay it forward’ to the next generation of Newman Students. They...
by St. Ann Staff | May 19, 2013 | Sunday Bulletin
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by St. Ann Staff | May 19, 2013 | Sunday Homilies
Growing up as the 4th of 6 kids, I don’t know if I always felt I had an identity on my own. I was Fred’s or Joe’s or Denny’s little brother. I wore their hand me downs. Growing up in a neighborhood crowded with kids, we even shared the same friends. I grew up in the...
by St. Ann Staff | May 19, 2013 | Pastor's Pen
Of pump houses and other things… Things change at times, and sometimes they change quickly. As I joined Dave Marstall, Matt Dooley and Jim O’ Donnell on Saturday morning, cleaning up the broken bricks and discarded ceiling materials from the first stage of the...
by St. Ann Staff | May 12, 2013 | Pastor's Pen
A forwarded blog from a Newman Center student written by a relative named Anna …from the blogsite: An Unfinished world… (Though I did not write this, I wish I had…) It was just a fleeting thought that came in the middle of the night when I couldn’t sleep, when...
by St. Ann Staff | May 12, 2013 | Sunday Homilies
[Take out and show a plastic kite.] One of the sayings that we heard a lot growing up was, “It’s easy as flying a kite.” I don’t know where that came from or who said it first but they didn’t live in my neighborhood! There would be days when I’d see the wind blowing...
by St. Ann Staff | May 12, 2013 | Sunday Bulletin
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by St. Ann Staff | May 5, 2013 | Pastor's Pen
From the USCCB… Dear Friend: The Obama Administration’s contraceptive / abortifacient / sterilization mandate will begin to be enforced against non-profit religious schools, charities and health care providers on August 1. In the days to come, Congress must...
