Ordinary Time

  • Nothing Ordinary About Ordinary Time

    Nothing Ordinary About Ordinary Time

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    Jason
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    Easter is over. Lent is long gone. Here we are, back in Ordinary Time.  I’ve been thinking about ordinariness lately.* In this age of blockbusters and viral sensations, we don’t hold being ordinary in high esteem. Even in our spiritual lives, it’s easy to think that seasons like Lent and Advent are where we make…

  • Jiggety Jig

    Jiggety Jig

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    Jason
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    Let’s talk about jigs. Not the lively dance with leaping movements, but rather the device for guiding a tool or for holding machine work in place.  The older I get, the more I appreciate that the Church has liturgical seasons. I’ve come to think of them as jigs that keep us on track spiritually. And this world has no…