Reflections from St. Ann DC

This Easter, the drama of Holy Week is played out inside your heart. Your soul is a mini Jerusalem. This Palm Sunday, Jesus will come to you. Some parts of you will rejoice, others may have a somber look. What will the outcome be? This retreat will dwell on the four levels of conversion, and conclude with Adoration, the entry of Jesus into the city of your soul. What do you want to ask of Jesus as...

Have you ever walked by our church and wanted to walk in? All are welcome! Our doors are open for you.

How can I be free while also respecting discipline?

Lent is almost over — visit us this Wednesday from 7:00 to 8:00pm or Saturday from 4:00 to 4:45pm to partake of the Sacrament of Mercy: the Sacrament of Confession.

In today's Gospel, we hear the story of Lazarus, who Jesus "loved," Scripture tells us. Listen to our pastor make the connection between Lazarus and us, his resurrection and ours to come, and the great mercy our Lord wants to have on us this Lent.

Won't you join us for #HolyWeek?

Jesus's anger expressed in the Gospel of John this past Sunday has been discussed for centuries. What is righteous anger? What is not? Listen as Fr. Lucas Laborde provides some guidance.

Fr. Ivan dives into St. Ignatius' masterful work on consolation and desolation in the spiritual life. Don't have time to read the book? Just listen to this short, effective summary!

Are you afraid of the Sacrament of Reconciliation? Haven't been to confession in years? Let our pastor's words encourage you to avail yourself of this fountain of grace, straight from the Heart of Christ.

This Lent is different than most due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We're giving up enough already, aren't we? Fr. Lucas challenges us to still run this race: Can we give God more this season?

This weekend, Feb. 20-21, parishioners are invited to make their commitment to this year’s Annual Appeal. Visit appeal.adw.org to learn more about how the Annual Appeal impacts our parish and archdiocese communities and to make an online gift. We hope that every parish family will participate this year. No donation is too small and will be credited towards our parish goal. Thank you in advance for...

We want to be ourselves, but do we know ourselves? For our 150th #podcast episode, take a listen to Msgr. James Watkins' explain how to be "yourself" at today's #AshWednesday service.

Will you permit Jesus to heal you? Can you let Him in?

This #AshWednesday, will you go to Mass for ashes, or for Christ?

It's hard to think of ourselves as being angels, but miracles happen all around us when we lend ourselves to helping one another. Be inspired in today's homily orated by Msgr. James Watkins.

4th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Why is it important for Catholics to read the Bible?

Christ doesn't want us to be socially awkward, either. Huh? Take a listen to Fr. Lucas Laborde's Sunday homily, now live on our podcast.

God gives us what we do not earn every day. Think about that. Fr. Lucas leads us through this meditation and also answers the question: Why was the Baptism of the Lord relevant? in this week's podcast.

Listening is one of the greatest acts of love. Listen as Fr. Lucas describes how the art of conversation can change the world, one person at a time.

Try to imagine today's Gospel in the minds of the Magi. Msgr. James Watkins will help you in this meditative homily as we celebrate the Epiphany of Our Lord.

Christians should be fruitful no matter their stage in life. As we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family this week, Fr. Iván gives us practical examples showing how we can apply this principle to our daily lives today.

To belong is to long to be. Do we long to be a member of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph? Listen to this wonderful reflection by our pastor, now live on our #podcast.

Merry Christmas!

In this week's homily, Fr. Lucas Laborde talks about the uniqueness of our vocations and how God's call is truly a revelation of who we are.