by St. Ann Staff | Dec 7, 2014 | Sunday Homilies
I have a confession to make. I am not a huge fan of Al Sharpton. I do not know him personally, only his public persona as expressed on radio and TV interviews. So when I heard that he was going to speak in the aftermath of the Grand Jury decision, I thought to myself,...
by St. Ann Staff | Nov 30, 2014 | Sunday Homilies
There are different kinds of watchfulness, aren’t there? • There is the watchfulness of a child for the arrival of St. Nicholas and Santa Claus. It’s that wide eyed, on tip toes, openness and excitement to the possibilities of something good. • There is the...
by St. Ann Staff | Nov 23, 2014 | Sunday Homilies
Is the Turkey thawing out slowly in the ‘fridge’? Do I have enough yams for the sweet potato lovers in the family? Will anybody really go down in the basement this year or can I skip cleaning it this holiday? Those are some of the usual suspects of things undone that...
by St. Ann Staff | Nov 16, 2014 | Sunday Homilies
A few years ago, I watched my former high school boy’s soccer team playing for the state championship. It was a great game with Borgia losing in the final 3 minutes of the 4th sudden victory overtime. There was a moment in the 3rd overtime that has vividly stayed in...
by St. Ann Staff | Nov 9, 2014 | Sunday Homilies
(i.e.: Something that Jesus or Paul or any of the New Testament writers said that doesn’t quite work for you?) It may not have been Paul’s best moment as a writer. It certainly does not match the poetry 10 chapters later – with those great images of love as patient...
