2016 archive of Blog
Twenty Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C, October 16, 2016, by Fr. Kevin Anderson
Posted by Jennifer Adams on 10/17/16
[Sing LONGING FOR GOD]
I would say that most of us search for “meaning” in their lives. That is, we want to know our purpose or we want to have lives that are meaningful. This is a universal quest. Spiritual writer Gerald May says that each of ... Read More »
Twenty Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C, October 9, 2016, by Fr. Kevin Anderson
Posted by Jennifer Adams on 10/09/16
At the end of September, I was gone for a few days. I bought a hat from where I was visiting. Tell me if you can guess where I was [Put on Mickey Mouse cap]. That’s right; I went to Disney World in Florida. My brother’s kids go ... Read More »
Twenty Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C, October 2, 2016, by Dcn. Mark Barder
Posted by Jennifer Adams on 10/03/16
Twenty Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C, September 25, 2016, by Fr. Kevin Anderson
Posted by Jennifer Adams on 9/25/16
If I asked you to list places that are holy, what would you put? (Rome? Jerusalem? This church?) If you were to list things that are holy, what would it include? (The cross you have at home? Your bible?) If you were to name people who are holy, ... Read More »
Twenty Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C, September 18, 2016, by Fr. Kevin Anderson
Posted by Jennifer Adams on 9/19/16
Let’s play “guess the TV show.” I will hum the theme songs of a few classic/old TV shows and you guess the name of the show. [I hum: Gilligan’s Island, Bonanza, The Flintstones, and Star Trek]
September 8 was the 50th anniversary of the debut of the ... Read More »
Twenty Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C, September 11, 2016, by Fr. Kevin Anderson
Posted by Jennifer Adams on 9/11/16
Pretend that this plant [show a large green plant] is growing outside. And one day a large branch from a nearby tree falls on it. [Demonstrate]. And pretend that this plant can talk. What would it say? Perhaps something like, “Son of a . . . Rats this ... Read More »
Twenty Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C, September 4, 2016, by Deacon Mark Barder
Posted by Jennifer Adams on 9/07/16
Twenty Second Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C, August 28, 2016, by Fr. Kevin Anderson
Posted by Jennifer Adams on 9/01/16
Most of us know basic table manners . . . for example, like not eating with your mouth open or saying “please” and “thank you” during the meal. But we all have our own family variations, like at the Anderson table when I was growing up: We bolted ... Read More »
Twenty First Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C, August 21, 2016, by Fr. Kevin Anderson
Posted by Jennifer Adams on 8/26/16
There is a TV game show from started in 1963. Most of you know it from its revamped version from 1972. In now is hosted by Wayne Brady. Can you name the show? Yes, it’s LET’S MAKE A DEAL. I need a contestant to help us play. [Get ... Read More »
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C, August 14, 2016, by Fr. Kevin Anderson
Posted by Jennifer Adams on 8/16/16
Now that’s a harsh gospel. I don’t know if it refers to the time when I was young and I dragged my little sister across the kitchen floor, by her hair, because it was her turn to do the dishes.
Or the time my youngest brother, Pete, was ... Read More »