The Ordinary Time Being

by Terence Sweeney

The Christian task is to imbue Ordinary Time with the love we saw in the stable—to make it not extra-ordinary, but holy in the most ordinary ways of all. Continue Reading »

17 Jan 2018

Themes for Surviving “Ordinary Time”

by George Weigel

I’m fortunate to hear good preaching on a regular basis. But even the best Catholic preaching these days leans far more toward moral exhortation than biblical exposition. This strikes me as a missed opportunity. For if one of the tasks of preaching today is to help the people of the Church . . . . Continue Reading »

10 Jun 2015

Mission Time

by George Weigel

The Office of Readings for the solemnity of the Ascension offers a lovely excerpt from one of St. Augustine’s sermons “de Ascensione Domini,” in which the learned Bishop of Hippo takes as his text Colossians 3:1-2: “If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is seated, at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.” Continue Reading »

25 Jun 2014