Ordinary Time When I was a child, I remember reading the lives of the saints. They were every bit as good as any adventure story I had read. Some even bordered on horror as I read of saints being tormented by the devil throughout the night. I was grateful not to be afflicted with sainthood, […]
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Ordinary Time Growing up in Michigan, I remember the slogan “Winter Wonderland” depicting Michigan’s winter beauty. We’ve long since given up that slogan for other slogans, but the term remains engrained in my psyche. It is a way to get through drab, dreary cold winter days by focusing on the beauty of snow covered hills […]
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Ordinary Time The dentist has me tap, tap, tap, then grind my teeth as he sought to adjust my bite. It’s a wonder to me how these teeth have to line up so perfectly lest they hit too hard or scrape as the jaw slides, thereby causing pain and deterioration of the tooth. In theory, […]
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Ordinary Time Oh, to be a ground hog, see my shadow and pull the covers back over my head. I would sleep until spring, feasting on the accumulation of fat from the past year. I would wake up a new, skinnier me! No more trudging through ice and snow to work out or starving myself […]
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Ordinary Time “Look to your heart,” the yoga instructor kept telling me as my eyes rolled back into my head while trying to master shoulder stand. “Look to your heart and just do it. Don’t let the brain get in the way.” When my eyes went to my brain, I thought I was going to […]
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Ordinary Time Conflict is a part of ordinary, everyday life. Try though we might, it’s just not possible to achieve a conflict free existence, nor do I think it would necessarily be a good thing. Despite years of experience at conflict resolution, it never gets easy. There is no one size fits all for conflict. […]
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Ordinary Time I place the pot of water for oatmeal on the stove while my husband showers and shaves. Blueberries out of the freezer and thawed, banana slices and granola ready to top the oatmeal. We are ready to start the day. There’s nothing like hot oatmeal on a cold snowy morning. We don’t do […]
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Ordinary Time As a child, my Sundays consisted of going to church then having a family meal in the early afternoon, followed by long hours while my dad watched whatever sport was on TV and we waited for our turn to watch “The Wonderful World of Disney,” on the one TV set we owned. It […]
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Ordinary Time – Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas “Straw, all straw,” Thomas Aquinas is reputed to have said on his deathbed, referring to all of his great theological works. His was a great mind. Creator of the Summa Theologica, the great synthesis of Greek and Christian thought, his works have been studied and quoted by […]
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Ordinary Time As a child I found that the winter passed more easily if I made plans for the summer. Focusing on the fun I would have when it was warm, helped me get through the cold and snow of winter. I would spend my days dreaming of summer vacation. When my children were little, […]
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