Pastor’s Letter

Today is the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. This feast marks the end of the Christmas Season in the Church. After today the Church returns to Ordinary Time […]

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Merry Christmas! I have not yet had the opportunity to thank in print all the people of St. Anne Parish who went out of their way to prepare the parish […]

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Merry Christmas! I thought about just repeating the phrase “Merry Christmas” about 200 times in order to get to a respectful word count for today’s buletin article. The Christmas Holy […]

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We often speak about the “real reason for the season” when it comes to Christmas time. We say this phrase as a way of reminding ourselves (and others) that the […]

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The final days of preparation for Christmas begin this week. In the Church’s liturgy (both the Mass and the daily prayer of the Church – the Liturgy of the Hours) […]

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Let me start off with a few quick notes: The final report for the 2024 Catholic Ministries Annual Appeal is now available in the literature racks at the entrances to […]

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Today marks the start of the new Church Year – the Year of Grace 2025 – and the beginning of the Season of Advent. With a new Church Year and […]

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This Sunday in the Church calendar is the Feast of Christ the King, the last Sunday of the Liturgical Year. The next Sunday (December 1st) will be the start of […]

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  What was the biggest and largest, noteworthy event to occur this month? The election, no. The ordination of an Auxiliary Bishop for our diocese, no. Rather it was the […]

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There has been a great deal of news in the Catholic media concerning whether the Feast of the Immaculate Conception (held on December 8th) is a Holy Day of Obligation […]

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