2021 archive of From the Desk of Fr. Mike
Merry Christmas & Thank You
Posted by Anne Serwe on 12/23/21
At the end of this week we celebrate the One who comes to bring us all together in love. He is Emmanuel: God who is with us. The scriptures never put a singular when they speak of God; in other words; It isn’t God who is with Mike Anderson ... Read More »
Saintly Aspirations
Posted by Anne Serwe on 12/23/21
I do not remember when I first heard the story of Marthe-Louise Robin; a French woman who lived on theEucharist alone. She was born in 1902 and she died in 1981. From the 1930s onward, Marthe’s only sustenance was Christ in the Eucharist. No food or water would ever ... Read More »
Working Toward Christian Unity
Posted by Anne Serwe on 12/23/21
Five hundred years ago the Christian Church began an internal war (historically we call it the Reformation and the Counter-Reformation) that caused us to lose our way in completing the call of the Gospel. We get a glimpse of this call in the first reading from Baruch as he ... Read More »
Entering Advent
Posted by Anne Serwe on 12/23/21
Jesus said: “People will die of fright in anticipation of what is coming upon the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. And then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. But when these signs begin to happen, stand ... Read More »
Working toward Christian Unity
Posted by Anne Serwe on 12/06/21
Five hundred years ago the Christian Church began an internal war (historically we call it the Reformation and the Counter-Reformation) that caused us to lose our way in completing the call of the Gospel. We get a glimpse of this call in the first reading from Baruch as he ... Read More »
Entering Advent
Posted by Anne Serwe on 11/29/21
Jesus said: “People will die of fright in anticipation of what is coming upon the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. And then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. But when these signs begin to happen, stand ... Read More »
What We Believe
Posted by Anne Serwe on 11/22/21
Whether I am reciting the Nicene Creed at Mass or reciting the Apostle’s Creed while praying the rosary I find that while I spend a great amount of time thinking about the earliest parts of the creed: I believe in God…. And slide quickly through the last parts of ... Read More »
Be Kind
Posted by Anne Serwe on 11/09/21
I had lunch with a friend in a restaurant in St. Cloud this past week. Attached to a menu was a printed note asking customers to be patient and kind in these difficult times. The note explained that the restaurant was having difficulty in hiring people as well as ... Read More »
Called to the Priesthood
Posted by Anne Serwe on 10/18/21
“The priest of a church used to come to a hermit to consecrate the Eucharist for him so that he could receive it. But someone else visited the hermit and said evil things about that priest. The next time the priest came to consecrate as usual the hermit was ... Read More »
Retired Priests Continue to Serve
Posted by Anne Serwe on 10/11/21
In the most recent issue of the Catholic Spirit there was a feature about 10 recently retired priests of the Archdiocese. The greatest surprise to me as I read their stories was how many of these men had been educated in the seminary with me! In so many ways ... Read More »