2015 archive of Blog
Twenty-Fifth Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year B, September 20, 2015 (Fall Fest), by Fr. Kevin Anderson
Posted by Michele Skeim on 9/21/15
Sometimes things are not always as they seem. For example, does one plus one always equal two? That is an odd question, because it seems so simple. But what if you took one piece of gum and stuck it into your mouth, then added another . . . one ... Read More »
Twenty-Second Sunday In Ordinarty Time, Year B, August 30, 2015, by Fr. Kevin Anderson
Posted by Michele Skeim on 9/02/15
With the start of school approaching, many of you already have your school supplies. One of my favorites for the start of school (which should also be required for High Schoolers . . . because it could ease many stress issues) is a box of crayons. [Reveal a box ... Read More »
Twenty-First Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year B, August 23, 2015, by Fr. Kevin Anderson
Posted by Michele Skeim on 8/27/15
School is about to start so for all of you I have a quiz for you. If you answer yes to any of these statements count one finger on your right hand. If you answer no to any these statements count a finger on your left hand.
On ... Read More »
Twentieth Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year B, August 16, 2015, by Fr. Kevin Anderson
Posted by Michele Skeim on 8/17/15
A week ago I was leaving one of my happy places . . . the Canadian boundary waters, called Quetico. It was actually a cold and wet trip, but I still loved it. We fished nearly every day, on my very first cast, I connected with a good size ... Read More »
Seventeenth Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year B, July 26, 2015, by Fr. Kevin Anderson
Posted by Michele Skeim on 7/27/15
Today, I want to do some teaching about the gospel story that we just heard. This is the only miracle of Jesus (besides the resurrection) that is recorded in all four gospels; none of the others is mentioned in all four.
I need three volunteers. [Invite them up. ... Read More »
Sixteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year B, July 19, 2015, by Fr. Kevin Anderson
Posted by Michele Skeim on 7/21/15
Sing: I heard the voice of Jesus say, "Come unto Me and rest;Those are powerful words from a popular hymn. Here’s a question: how do you hear the voice of Jesus? Through scripture?
Through music?
Through the sacraments, especially the Eucharist?
Through nature?
Well, ... Read More »
Fifteenth Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year B, July 12, 2015, by Fr. Kevin Anderson
Posted by Michele Skeim on 7/15/15
[With a golf club] Now I am not much of a golfer. Actually I only golf once or twice a year.
I won this club at our parish’s golf outing a few years ago. We are having another golf outing coming up, 2nd Saturday in August. Info and registration ... Read More »
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, July 5, 2015, by Fr. Kevin Anderson
Posted by Michele Skeim on 7/09/15
[I hold up a rose.] Now here is one of God’s most beautiful creations. It is serene and calm. Roses come in numerous colors. But here’s something to ponder . . . at what point is a rose “perfect?” Is it with the petals tight? Or is it rather ... Read More »
Twelfth Sunday In Ordinary, June 21, 2015, by Fr. Kevin Anderson
Posted by Michele Skeim on 6/23/15
There was an experiment done by educator Ken Robinson. Robinson describes the experiment where 10 people are brought into a room. 9 out of the 10 are “plants,” or part of the experiment. The other individual is the one being tested. The experimenter asks a simple question about which ... Read More »
Most Holy Trinity, May 31, 2015, by Fr. Kevin Anderson
Posted by Michele Skeim on 6/03/15
When did you first come to know God’s presence in your life? Little Joey tells me that he first got to know of God’s presence just the other morning. His Dad was outside of the bathroom room, pounding on it and shouting, “My God, are you still in there?”
When did you first come to know God’s presence? Spiritual Director Jason Minnix says, “For many adults, their earliest awareness of God’s presence was in their play as ... Read More »