Why does St. Paul say that love (charity) is the greatest? The Holy Apostle teaches this truth, because when we get to heaven, faith and hope will cease. Since faith is belief and trust in the unseen, faith will no longer be necessary, because in heaven we will see and possess God! Hope ends, because by being in heaven we can no longer desire what … Continued

Father McCarthy continues to challenge us during this Easter time to renew spiritually for the one reason that makes the most sense, “Love”.

As we told everyone and wrote about several times, the Legacy Garden work started this past week. The removing of the pavers and Renew Tree also took place. To refresh your memory, the tree had to be removed due to the damage the roots were causing on the pavers. It was becoming a serious safety issue. The pavers … Continued

Father McCarthy continued his Easter homilies this past Sunday in his “readings” reflection by discussing how “The Lord makes sinners saints”.

Over the last six years, St Ann has been blessed to have many seminarians serve and live on its campus. In fact, eight seminarians have chosen to come here during their summer break to work/live at St. Ann: Jedidiah Trittle (currently a transitional Deacon), David Dosek (now Father Dosek, who this May becomes a first time pastor), Alex Biryomumeisho … Continued

BY LORRIE MCNICKLE Photo Credit: Flickr/Ralf Steinberger I find it curious that so many like to pose the question that I as well struggle with at times. the question is: Why would a loving God sent someone to Hell? I wonder though when confronted with this thought and worry, why do so many choose to jeopardize … Continued

Easter Weekend; Saturday 8:45 PM Vigil; Sunday Masses 9:00 am. 11:30 am Easter is the celebration of Christ’s resurrection from the  dead. It is celebrated on Sunday, and marks the end of Holy Week, the end of Lent, the last day of the Easter Triduum (Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday), and is the beginning of … Continued

Good Friday, April 19: 12:00 p.m. – Stations of the Cross 12:30 – 2:30 p.m. – Confession 3:00 p.m. – Good Friday Service Good Friday is the day on which Catholics commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Catholics are joined by almost all other Christians in solemn commemoration on this day. According to the gospels, … Continued

Holy Thursday is the commemoration of the Last Supper of Jesus Christ, when he established the sacrament of Holy Communion prior to his arrest and crucifixion. Jesus celebrated the dinner as a Passover feast. Christ would fulfill His role as the Christian victim of the Passover for all to be saved by His final sacrifice. The central … Continued

As we begin Holy Week here are a few ways you can commemorate the events of the week at home with your family. • Read the daily Gospel each day of the week, these can be found at usccb.org • Pray the Stations of the Cross as a family, these can be found at usccb.org • Read a … Continued