Reflections from St. Ann DC

Christ expresses His resurrection in our lives by sharing with us authentic, pure joy.

The primary fact of Easter is that Jesus Christ is risen from the dead, and we have lots of time to contemplate how it changes our lives. But first we have to believe in the resurrection.

We wish you a blessed Divine Mercy Sunday! Learn from St. John Paul II and St. Peter about the incredible mercy of God and the Resurrection of Jesus.

We are called to forgive not for the other person's sake, but for our own.

God the Father's blessing gives us the freedom to serve others without self-consciousness or shame.

Our union with Christ gives us authority to participate in salvation.

Jesus seeks to drive out the false ideas that are embedded in our souls, just as He drove out the moneychangers from the temple.

This Sunday, Msgr. Watkins shares how great our God's love is for us. He is always there for us and never forgets us.

Repentance frees us from sin, but we are often scared that it is too much a part of us to give up.

We recognize that God has created us for a great purpose, but we can become frustrated when our daily lives do not reflect that.

Msgr. Watkins raises the importance of self-sacrifice in the Catholic Faith and discusses the Archdiocese of Washington's work to build and preserve a strong Catholic community through the support of the Annual Appeal. The Appeal supports over 90 Catholic Schools, as well as Catholic Charities, and the ordination of new priests.

How many of us struggle every day to remember the names of those we interact with? Isn't it impressive when someone remembers your name from years and years ago? Well Jesus knows your name, your full name, and so much more about you. He loves you that much. Take a moment to meditate on that beautiful fact.

God offers us great things, and we should open our hearts to ask for and accept them.

Msgr. Watkins discusses our relationship as imperfect individuals with the Lord, who is the absolute to which we are all relative.

The Holy Family and all families exist to protect against three key dangers.

The life of the holy family was not perfect, and even a little bit messy. Meditate with us on what they faced through this moving homily podcast today on the #Feast of the Holy Family.

We are often not taught to wait, anticipate, expect with joy. Today, the last Sunday of Advent, we do exactly that to welcome our King the Christ Child this Christmas! Listen now to hear the benefits of patiently waiting.

We naturally seek out true peace and justice, and those can only come from God.

God forms and saves us so that we can live unique lives of service to Him and each other.

We come to Mass to deepen and strengthen our relationship with Christ. During this season of Thanksgiving, we must be sure to continue to invest our time, talent, and treasure in our relationship with Christ.

Fr. Teo Brea explains how an ancient custom shows us the importance of being aware of God in our lives.

Fr. Joseph Piper preaches on the responsible use of power and how it impacts those in authority.

Pride goes before the fall...let us rise in humility, not in further ego

The More You Share Your Faith, The More It Grows.

The saints are our friends...call upon them!

Fr. Teo Brea explains how evangelizing for Christ can change our culture, using the example of St. Peter's entry into Jerusalem.

Do not wait to say "Thank you," "I love you," and "I'm sorry."

Fr. Joseph Piper preaches on Christ's promise of eternal life, and explains why we do not spend enough time thinking about it.

Fr. Joseph Piper preaches on the worldly benefits of Christian living, notably the experience of pleasure and intellectual growth.

St. Paul reminds us that through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, the peace of God will guard our hearts and minds.

This podcast episode contains Fr. Teo Brea's homily from October 1, the 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Let your yes mean yes and your no mean no

This podcast episode contains Fr. Joseph Piper's homily from September 17, the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Msgr. James Watkins reflects on confrontation and explains how Jesus gives us a model to follow that ensures humility and love comes through when we choose to confront others.

This podcast episode contains Fr. Joseph Piper's homily from the Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time.

This podcast episode contains Fr. Joseph Piper's homily from the Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Msgr. Watkins reflects on our identities and how our work is not the height of who we are.

In this episode, Fr. Ivan Pertine delivers a homily on the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Msgr. James Watkins discusses the Assumption of Mary.

Fr. Lucas Laborde delivers a homily on the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

Monseigneur Watkins discusses keeping our eyes on Christ and putting our trust in him to stay afloat on the sea of life.

This episode features Fr. Ivan Pertine's homily delivered on the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord.

This episode features Fr. Teo Brea's homily delivered on the Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. 

This episode features Fr. Ivan Pertine's homily delivered on the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. 

As we celebrate our patronal feast, Msgr. Watkins reflects on the importance of family in our lives and the life of Christ.

He will separate the wheat and the weeds. We should be patient.

This episode features Fr. Ivan Pertine's homily delivered on the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. 

Msgr. James Watkins delivers a homily at the 7pm Mass on the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Msgr. Watkins discusses prayer and how God does not always give us what we want, but that does not mean He does not hear our prayers.