2014 archive of Blog
Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, December 28, 2014, by Fr. Kevin Anderson
Posted by Michele Skeim on 12/30/14
I'll be home for Christmas You can plan on me Please have snow and mistletoe And presents under the tree
That’s a classic Christmas song. It was first recorded by Bing Crosby back in 1943. It became a hit partly because it was on the flip side of ... Read More »
Christmas, December 24/25, 2014, by Fr. Kevin Anderson
Posted by Michele Skeim on 12/30/14
Sing:
A couple came to Bethlehem Expecting child, they searched the inn To find a place for a baby coming soon There was no room for them to stay So in a manger filled with hay God's only Son was born, Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah. Hallelujah, Hallelujah
I need all ... Read More »
Fourth Sunday of Advent, December 21, 2014, by Fr. Kevin Anderson
Posted by Michele Skeim on 12/23/14
Wow, this has been a rocky week with lots of world-wide news . . . i.e. renewed relations between the USA and Cuba; the sense-less shootings of school children in Pakistan and one that particularly hits me was the hostage siege in Sydney Australia of last Monday (their Tuesday).
As you remember, I was in Sydney last fall for a sabbatical. I know that Café where the crisis took place. It is not far from the big touristy place called Circular Que. For those of you who didn’t hear much about it . . . an armed gunman breaks into a public café, holds many people hostage for 16 hours and finally police move and shot ... Read More »
Advent Reconciliation Service, December 7, 2014, by Molly Weyrens
Posted by Michele Skeim on 12/18/14
I have always loved NAMES. I love hearing how people got their name. And isn’t it true that we all have a certain look about us that fits our name? Kind of like the movie ‘Best in Show’ where the dog owners resemble their dogs…. And we all have ... Read More »
Third Sunday of Advent, December 14, 2014, by Fr. Kevin Anderson
Posted by Michele Skeim on 12/18/14
Do you remember when the Mall of America opened? It was August of 1992. It was a big deal and people would plan trips to do see it. I remember a story of three women from Sauk Centre who planned to finally go there. There were all excited.
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Immaculate Conception, December 8, 2014, by Fr. Kevin Anderson
Posted by Michele Skeim on 12/11/14
In his book THE ROAD TO DAYBREAK, Fr. Henri Nouwen writes about his own struggles at prayer . . . struggles that we can all relate to:
“My prayer life has been quite difficult lately. During my morning meditation, I think about a thousand things except God and ... Read More »
First Sunday of Advent, November 30, 2014, by Fr. Kevin Anderson
Posted by Michele Skeim on 12/03/14
I went to a high school game recently that I was 100% certain that MY team was going to win. That’s because I attended the boys’ basketball game this past Tuesday with Zimmerman playing against Princeton and we have players from both teams that belong to our Church. So ... Read More »
Christ the King, November 23, 2014, by Fr. Kevin Anderson
Posted by Michele Skeim on 12/03/14
I have some questions for you . . . and I want you to raise your hand. How many of you are now or have ever been on a team? It doesn’t matter what kind . . . speech Team, sports team, etc.
How many of you have ever ... Read More »
Thirty-Second Sunday In Ordinary Time, November 16, 2014, by Fr. Kevin Anderson
Posted by Michele Skeim on 11/25/14
When I was 4 years old and my brother was 5 years old, we waited every day for my Dad to come home for lunch. He had the mail and he would look through as he arrived. Well, my brother and I would stand there and ask, “Is there ... Read More »
Thirtieth Sunday In Ordinary Time, October 26, 2014, by Fr. Kevin Anderson
Posted by Michele Skeim on 11/03/14
As many of you know, I was up north last weekend at our Sister Parish, St. Mary’s Mission of Red Lake. We had a pulpit swap. I was up there and Fr. Jerry Roger was down here. But it was quite an eventful weekend for me.
Fr. Jerry ... Read More »