Some may remember when they were growing up going to church for 40 hours devotion during Lent in which you were asked to give one hour of your time with the Eucharist. Exposition is adoring or honoring the Eucharistic Presence of Christ. During Eucharistic Adoration, we worship the Eucharistic Jesus.  As Catholics, we believe that … Continued

Mission Week is coming… Reserve time for this blessed event. Monday – Thursday, February 5th – 8th. We are very pleased to have Fr. Ben Cameron of The Fathers of Mercy here to lead the mission. The primary Apostolate of The Fathers of Mercy is preaching parish missions and retreats. The emphasis will be on the Sacraments … Continued

What do you treasure? Are you rich? What makes a person wealthy? In the words of the late Archbishop Thomas Murphy, “What do you own, and what owns you?” When it comes to stewardship of treasure, it will help for us to think about the foundation of stewardship: all we are and have come from God; to be a good … Continued

“When the Sisters are exhausted, up to their eyes in work; when all seems to go awry, they spend an hour in prayer before the Blessed Sacrament. This practice has never failed to bear fruit: they experience peace and strength.” ~Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta We all have heard about the Mother Teresa and her tireless efforts … Continued

The Catholic Papacy’s apostolic succession is one of if not the oldest institution of succession in the history of the world.  How did a Church with a First Pope who actually denied even knowing Christ during his lifetime, along with a gang of other misfits who were mostly uneducated, poor, working class and simple people … Continued

…I was also extremely blessed to meet Mother Teresa on several occasions. On one occasion, I had the opportunity to repair her rosary, which had broken in two. Presumably from so much use. On another occasion I was able to sit alone with her in the chapel for about 15 minutes. We conversed about my vocation and … Continued

For women in the ancient world, motherhood was prized and desired above almost all else. Sacred scripture tells of many women who pleaded with God to let them conceive. From Sarah, the mother of Isaac, to Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist, the Bible is replete with women who finally, in their old age, were granted the … Continued

Father Tony, a past associate pastor at St. Ann’s, started his homily about finding Jesus as a child in the temple with a joke.  Father Tony started his homily by saying he could imagine Joseph saying to Mary “I do not care if he is God.  When I get a hold of that child for … Continued

We were present when the children were lead in for a school Mass and captivated by how many were enthralled by the Advent altar cloth and decorations. We were struck by what Jesus meant by “be like the children”. In their minds, they may have been seeing the presence of Jesus in the simplest but … Continued

As always, if we familiarize ourselves with the saints, we can discover pathways to holiness by these remarkable men and women who had infused their lives with Gospel-derived values and acted accordingly, most often heroically. No matter our situation in life, there are saints who emerged from similar backgrounds, who conquered the same, seemingly intractable, … Continued