by St. Ann Staff | Apr 10, 2016 | Sunday Homilies
What is your most feared 4 word question? Some might answer: What day is today? (Means you forgot an anniversary or birthday) How old are you? (If somewhere with a beverage you shouldn’t have at your age) Where have you been? or it’s variation: What have you done?...
by St. Ann Staff | Apr 3, 2016 | Sunday Homilies
For the first time in 14 years, the UMSL spring break coincided with the ST. Ann break. So I was on a mini vacation Tues through Thurs. and a little out of the news circle. However, I do get an email called the “3 O’Clock Stir”, highlighting 6 stories which will...
by St. Ann Staff | Mar 27, 2016 | Sunday Homilies
My classmate, Fr. Kevin, loves movies as much as I love golf. At the Chrism mass on Thursday, he told me I HAVE to see a movie called ROOM. It was one of the films nominated for Best Picture this year. YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS FILM. (and for those who do not like...
by St. Ann Staff | Mar 25, 2016 | Sunday Homilies
Apparently, we have a budding theologian among our children’s liturgy of the word group. He was smart enough to ask the question “Why do we call it Good Friday? We don’t call it Good Easter, or Good Sunday. So why do we call it Good Friday? There is nothing good about...
by St. Ann Staff | Mar 24, 2016 | Sunday Homilies
This past January, while on vacation with my support group, Bishop Stika said a memorable thing at one of our daily masses. He was talking about a challenge he gave to the priests in his diocese. “Are you living your priesthood as a celibate or as a bachelor? Many...
