by St. Ann Staff | Apr 19, 2015 | Pastor's Pen
It comes as no surprise… Today’s youth spend an average of 7 ½ hours a day consuming media; listening to music, surfing the web, watching television, social networking, and playing video games. This generation is sometimes known as the “Facebook...
by St. Ann Staff | Apr 12, 2015 | Pastor's Pen
Four simple words. That is how our risen Savior greets his disciples after those tumultuous days which followed their deserting him in the garden and courtyard of the high priests. They were, in many respects, a common greeting of his day. But spoken by the one who...
by St. Ann Staff | Apr 5, 2015 | Pastor's Pen
Dear Faithful of the Archdiocese of St. Louis, I offer to you my deepest greetings of joy and peace on the Solemnity of the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ – Happy Easter! Easter is to the Church year what Sunday is to each week – a highlight of rest and...
by St. Ann Staff | Mar 29, 2015 | Pastor's Pen
Top Five Family things to do during Holy Week: 1. What do you do with the palm branches you bring home from Palm Sunday Mass? Consider a simple ceremony to place them in your home. 2. During the week, pray the seven Penitential Psalms together (Psalm 6, 32, 38, 51,...
by St. Ann Staff | Mar 22, 2015 | Pastor's Pen
Pope Francis – Part 3. “Make your hearts firm!” (James 5:8) – Individual Christians As individuals too, we are tempted by indifference. Flooded with news reports and troubling images of human suffering, we often feel our complete inability to help. What can we do to...
