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Exultation of the Cross, September 14, 2014, by Fr. Kevin Anderson
Posted by Michele Skeim on 9/22/14
How do you get to heaven? I need 3 volunteers to demonstrate [I give one a 2x4 wooded beam, and another 2x4 to the other two volunteers. I ask the one to hold the beam vertically.]
Some would say that it only about our relationship with God. [Point ... Read More »
Twenty-Second Sunday In Ordinary Time, August 31, 2014, by Fr. Kevin Anderson
Posted by Michele Skeim on 9/05/14
What does it mean to “take up our cross” as Jesus mentions in the gospel? Basically it means going from here to there . . . to make a move or make make a change.
Funny Story: It’s like the news report that I heard lately. A certain ... Read More »
Twenty-First Sunday In Ordinary Time, August 24, 2014, by Fr. Kevin Anderson
Posted by Michele Skeim on 8/28/14
Jesus gives Simon a new name . . . Kepha or Cephas, which we translate to be Peter. So we have Simon (his old name) now known as Simon Peter (or Peter the rock, or Simon “Rocky”) [I start singing the theme song from the movie “Rocky”]
But ... Read More »
Twentieth Sunday In Ordinary Time, August 17, 2014, by Fr. Kevin Anderson
Posted by Michele Skeim on 8/20/14
As many of you know, I have many nephews and nieces. I am a blest uncle. I enjoy spending time with them. Sometimes I even am asked to babysit them. I enjoy those times, because after it’s done . . . I am ready to re-commit myself to celibacy.
One game we like to play (especially with the young ones) is hide and seek. I remember once playing with one of my nephews when we was about 3 years old. I would go hide and he’d come looking for me . . . and squeal with delight at finding me. Then he would go hide . . . and he would go to the exact same place that I was just in. And of course, he’d be giggling and laughing so I had to pretend that it was hard to find him. And every time he would hide again, he went back to that exact same original spot. It’s as if he wanted to be ... Read More »
Nineteenth Sunday In Ordinary Time, August 10, 2014, by Fr. Kevin Anderson
Posted by Michele Skeim on 8/18/14
Joke: A friend of mine told me something that happened to him a while ago, he came out to his car parked at the Crossroads Mall in St. Cloud and noticed a ding in the side. “Oh rats,” he said. (I don’t believe that’s really what he said but ... Read More »
Seventeenth Sunday In Ordinary Time, July 27, 2014, by Fr. Kevin Anderson
Posted by Michele Skeim on 7/30/14
Back in the summer of 1999, I happen to be visiting some friends in Massachusetts. At one point, we were out on a fishing boat in the sea . . . and all these helicopters were flying all around us. It was very strange. We found out later that ... Read More »
Fifteenth Sunday In Ordinary Time, July 13, 2014, by Fr. Kevin Anderson
Posted by Michele Skeim on 7/16/14
What do you think of this? [Show an apple] Let’s call this is the “family apple.” We can all admire, and look at it lovingly. Maybe we can put on the coffee table or put it in a prominent place on the bookshelf. Now, wouldn’t you think that is ... Read More »
Body and Blood of Christ Sunday, June 22, 2014, by Fr. Kevin Anderson
Posted by Michele Skeim on 6/23/14
OK, I want you all to try a little experiment with me. I want you all to sit “hunched over” for a little bit of time. You know . . . cross your legs, pull your arms in, have your hands touching your face or holding yourself. I want ... Read More »
Pentecost, June 8, 2014, by Fr. Kevin Anderson
Posted by Michele Skeim on 6/09/14
How smart are you? Do you have “book learning smarts” or do you have “street smarts?”
Would you say that you have a lot of knowledge or lots of wisdom? Well, here are some questions for you to ponder:
How come when a remote control has batteries that ... Read More »
Sixth Sunday of Easter, May 25, 2014, by Fr. Kevin Anderson
Posted by Michele Skeim on 6/03/14
An elderly man and his adult daughter were saying goodbye at the airport. She is about to proceed through security to catch her flight. He hugs her and says, “I love you honey and I wish you enough.” She says, “I love you too, Dad. Thank you for all ... Read More »