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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 »
Pentecost, Year B, May 24, 2015, by Fr. Kevin Anderson
Posted by Michele Skeim on 5/28/15
Let me give you a bit of bible history. For the Jewish people, they knew that God was with them and that they were the chosen people . . . by the presence of fire. They had a tent, which they called the “Tent of Meeting” (Exodus 40:34-35). It ... Read More »
Sixth Sunday of Easter, Year B, May 10, 2015, by Fr. Kevin Anderson
Posted by Michele Skeim on 5/14/15
I need many volunteers up here. What in the meaning of the phrase . . . “to throw like a girl?”
I have a number of sponge shapes. I want you each to take a few and throw them . . . like a girl. [Have them throw the ... Read More »
Fourth Sunday of Easter, Year B, April 26, 2015, by Fr. Kevin Anderson
Posted by Michele Skeim on 4/27/15
[Story] Once upon a time, there was a small town in the wine country of Italy. Everyone in the town either worked at a winery or had their own vineyards to make their own wine. This area was famous for its excellent merlot wine. Well, about this time of ... Read More »