St. Anne, barren for years, prayed for a child. When God finally gave her Mary, as her bundle of joy, St. Anne presented Mary in the Temple.

Fr. Scott Haynes A Meditation on a Physician Who Chose Christ "Freely have you received, freely give." (Matthew 10:8) In the early fourth century, during the fierce persecution of Christians under the Emperor Diocletian, a gifted young physician lived in the city of Nicomedia. His name was Pantaleon. His father was a pagan, but his mother, Saint Eubula, quietly planted the seeds of the Christian faith in his heart before she died. As he grew older, Pantaleon became one of the

Fr. Scott Haynes A Meditation for the Feast of Saint Anne: July 26 Every child needs someone who quietly shapes the future. Typically, it is a parent. Sometimes it is a teacher. Often it is a grandparent whose influence is hidden from the world but treasured by God. Saint Anne reminds us that ordinary acts of love can become part of God's extraordinary plan. The Holy Scriptures do not tell us about Saint Anne by name, but the ancient Christian tradition, especially the second

Fr. Scott Haynes St James the Greater and his brother John were the sons of Zebedee. Though they were fishermen, it seems they were a little bit wealthier than the norm, for there is mention that their father had servants. Nicknamed the “Sons of Thunder” for their impulsive temperaments – James was one of the three disciples closest to Jesus Christ. He was with the Lord at the Transfiguration and he was there in Gethsemane’s Garden on the night Jesus was betrayed. He was a wi