Category Ordinary Time
I’ve never seen anything like this. Oh sure, I’ve seen Gwen at our kitchen sink every night for the last two years. She likes to get the dishes washed before dinner. Every previous night looked like a graceful dance –… Continue Reading →
Ah, just after closing – that’s my favorite time of day. The streetlights look like stars through the windows, and folks walk home, even in November, as they have for a hundred years. I wouldn’t have my store anywhere else… Continue Reading →
“So, this is your haunted house, Peter?” Melissa shakes her head while she looks over the one-story garden home. I say, “Look, I don’t need your commentary tonight. My whole newsroom mocks me for this assignment; they know there’s no… Continue Reading →
After Bedtime “Hmm, fancy meeting you here, Rylan,” says Priscilla from the door to our living room. She squints against the light, and her brown hair covers her face. She shuffles, instead of walks, to the couch tonight. I say,… Continue Reading →
Dear Sisters & Brothers in Christ, Ordinary Time turns toward its conclusion in September. While some of you might be looking forward to moving on from Ordinary Time, I confess my reluctance to leave this season of the Church. I… Continue Reading →
From here, the house looks great: I had my doubts about the bluish-grey color for the outside, but it pops against the blue sky this morning, and I bet it’d brighten up a cloudy day. Each room has two windows… Continue Reading →
“Blessed Ordinary Time to all” remains my greeting to you. Yep, you and I continue our Ordinary Time journey, and I still celebrate this season for its practice of going with God on our sanctification journeys through our mundane, average… Continue Reading →
Tonight, I drive Vera to our church for movie night with the other youth parents. We like doing movies over the summer; it takes the pressure off – what with vacations and all. With my first step into the adult… Continue Reading →
Hey, guess what? You and I are still in Ordinary Time. I began our Ordinary Time journey with an exploration into one noise that tempts us at any start line. The noise of the future tempts us to a mistaken… Continue Reading →
“Well, Ann, what are we going to do with the rest of this one?” I ask while the elevator announces each passing floor. “Like I said back in the room, Chester,” Ann replies. “I think we need to start with… Continue Reading →