A&J Blog

As part of our efforts to deepen prayer at Sts. Anne and Joachim, we’ve added to our adoration library, and hope to do a series of book reviews on some of the texts available there.  This first review is of Fr. Henri Nouwen’s most popular work, The Return of the Prodigal Son, published for the first time in 1992.

We are happy to announce our candidates for the 2024 parish council election.

The staff here at Sts. Anne and Joachim are happy to announce the launching of our updated parish website.

The SEEK24 Conference sponsored by FOCUS in St. Louis January 1-5, 2024 was another inspiring event. This was my ninth SEEK conference, with seven experiences of the collegiate track, and two experiences of the parish track called “Making Missionary Disciples”.

I start my annual retreat on Sunday August 6th, ending Friday August 11th. Every year the Church asks all priests to make at least a 5 day retreat, with time of prayer, spiritual talk, and reflection. In the past years of priestly ministry, I have found this annual priestly retreat to be an invaluable source of spiritual nourishment that is so much more than a trip or a break, but a time of encounter and deepening friendship with the Lord Jesus, often in silence.