by St. Ann Staff | Dec 23, 2012 | Pastor's Pen
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Rejoice! The weeks of Advent waiting are over, and Christ is born! Especially during this Year of Faith, we rejoice in our Savior’s birth—remembering the great gift of faith He has given us through the mystery of His incarnation...
by St. Ann Staff | Dec 23, 2012 | Sunday Bulletin
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by St. Ann Staff | Dec 16, 2012 | Sunday Bulletin
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by St. Ann Staff | Dec 16, 2012 | Sunday Homilies
The world is supposed to end this coming Friday, 12-21-12, the last day of the Mayan Calendar. I confess I had not given it much thought until yesterday (Friday). And then, with the unfolding of the events in Newtown, Connecticut, I thought, “Maybe it would be a...
by St. Ann Staff | Dec 16, 2012 | Pastor's Pen
Ramblings… If you know anything about non-profit organizations, then you probably are familiar with the good-cheap-quick triangle. The ‘rule’ is that in non-profit management you can only have two of those three legs at any time. It can be quick and cheap, but it...
by St. Ann Staff | Dec 9, 2012 | Sunday Homilies
I got put on hold yesterday while waiting for a reply from the book section of Catholic Supply. Thinking that it was a Catholic store, attuned to the rhythm of Advent, I thought I might hear some Gregorian chant or perhaps the “O-Antiphons” or something liturgically...
by St. Ann Staff | Dec 9, 2012 | Pastor's Pen
An interesting tale… There once was a factory worker who frequently left work pushing a wheelbarrow full of sawdust. Each time, the security guard would carefully search through the sawdust convinced the man was stealing something. Each time, he found nothing....
by St. Ann Staff | Dec 9, 2012 | Sunday Bulletin
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by St. Ann Staff | Dec 2, 2012 | Pastor's Pen
Thanks – outgoing… Last week, I kept you abreast of some of the incoming “Thank You’s” we had received here at St. Ann. This week, I have a few outgoing “Thank you’s” to express in your name. … If you have driven behind the rectory to the lower parking lot, you will...
by St. Ann Staff | Dec 2, 2012 | Sunday Homilies
In college, when it came to papers, I functioned best as a procrastinator. Assign me the paper at the beginning or middle of the semester, the result was the same. It would get done at midnight or later the night before it was due. Maybe I worked better under...
