by St. Ann Staff | Feb 1, 2015 | Sunday Homilies
Unlike John’s gospel, where the first miracle Jesus performs is the changing of water into wine, and in Matthew where he cures a leper, Mark’s account of the first miracle worked by Jesus is the freeing of a man from possession by an unclean spirit. How quaint....
by St. Ann Staff | Jan 25, 2015 | Sunday Homilies
I have never enjoyed fishing. Never liked touching worms, much less putting them on a hook. The fish were slimy and would ‘fin’ you if you were not careful when you had caught them. And it seemed unfair – that you would catch them with their hunger – they did not...
by St. Ann Staff | Jan 18, 2015 | Sunday Homilies
It is known as the St. Louis question – and there are two variations on it. The first – What high school did you go to? The second – What parish do you belong to? Both of them reveal a lot about who we are and what makes us tick. “Prep South High School” and “Our Lady...
by St. Ann Staff | Jan 4, 2015 | Sunday Homilies
One of my priests friends had the un-enviable job of overseeing issues around priests and personnel and conflicts among the brothers. At one point, during a particularly stressful time, he said a simple line that, unfortunately, has stayed with me: “This job kills all...
by St. Ann Staff | Jan 1, 2015 | Sunday Homilies
A few weeks ago, I got a new cPap machine. It is about the third of the size of my first one. And it is very light weight. and it comes with it’s own carrying case, easy to tote through airports. SOOO, for the first time in 12 years, I am actually going to be able to...