Author Archives: Fr Kevin McKenzie LC

Yesterday was our Bless-the-Baby-Jesus mass for the preschool. At the end of mass, all the children came up to the front of the Church and got ready to bless their baby Jesus figurines individually. It was then that we heard … Continue reading →

A couple days ago I visited my great Aunt, my grandmother’s sister. My grandmother passed away years ago, and I loved her dearly, so it was quite a treat for me to be able to see her little sister. For a … Continue reading →

I love chocolate chip cookies – could eat them every meal. I love them so much in fact, that recently I learned how to make them from scratch. Now I can have them on demand, whenever I want. And they … Continue reading →

I was coming back from a long bike ride the other day when my gears got stuck. Jammed. Bad. It was the hill that did it – the bike path crossed over a little stream then up a hill and … Continue reading →

Not even a bite. We had been fishing all afternoon – three of us priests – and we had caught nothing. Two other priests had been setting up our cookout, waiting for us to bring in our catch. We were … Continue reading →

I sure love being a priest. Here are five reasons why in pictures:  

There’s something about the Eucharist. It’s kind of hard for me to explain what I mean, but here goes. Perhaps you remember my story about finding a 5-year old fragment of the Eucharist in a service panel underneath the altar … Continue reading →

I lost my wallet a few months ago. It was hard remembering where, but I assumed it was at a park where I was playing disc golf with some of my fellow priests. I waited a week hoping someone would … Continue reading →

As a priest you are welcomed into the homes of so many families, and each has incredible stories, the kind that never make it to the nightly news. One dad told me of how his family had just moved from … Continue reading →

As a little boy, one of my favorite moments of the year was getting up early on Christmas morning, trying to get mom and dad out of bed so we could open presents. As a priest, one of my favorite … Continue reading →