by St. Ann Staff | Dec 6, 2015 | Pastor's Pen
Since the Jubilee Year of Mercy begins this coming Tuesday, Dec. 8th, on the Holy Day of the Immaculate Conception, I thought it good to use this space to print the prayer our Holy Father has written to celebrate the year. Post it on your refrigerator or bathroom...
by St. Ann Staff | Nov 29, 2015 | Pastor's Pen
Statement of the Missouri Catholic Conference On Terrorists Attacks in Paris and Syrian Refugee Crisis We, the Catholic bishops of Missouri, write to express our solidarity with all those terrorized by ISIS and other violent extremists who falsely invoke the name of...
by St. Ann Staff | Nov 22, 2015 | Pastor's Pen
As you might know, this week, the movie “Spotlight” came out. The movie follows the investigation of journalists into the allegations of clergy sex abuse in Boston and the cover-up by the hierarchy. Though I have not seen the movie, I am certain that it will raise...
by St. Ann Staff | Nov 15, 2015 | Pastor's Pen
Beyond Sunday are two wonderfully chosen words to describe the initiative begun in our Archdiocese. Our work as Catholics does not begin and end at the Sunday Liturgy, but, rather, is meant to go far beyond the walls of our St. Ann Church. We heard last weekend of the...
by St. Ann Staff | Nov 8, 2015 | Pastor's Pen
A few more saints with a small ‘s’… As you may have heard last week at the 5 pm or 8 am, my friend Dave Larson lost his fight with ALS. In a facebook post one of his many friends said this: “One of my college friends passed tonight. He lived the last couple of years...
