11th Sunday Ordinary Time; Matthew 9:36—10:8 send laborers out to gather the harvest. In the Celtic tradition, the time between the first week of Advent (early December-ish), through Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, Easter and Pentecost (late May-ish), the Gospel stories focus on the life of Jesus. The remainder of the year (summer and fall) is, of course, known as Ordinary Time. During this period, the Gospels focus on our life in Christ. Why that is considered “Ordinary” is beyond me. But I...

Feast of the Body and Blood of Christ; John 6:51-58 For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. There is a couple who are very public about remembering the birthdays, anniversaries, and death dates of their departed parents. From posts to emails and texts, they remember their parents in an open, constant, and lively manner. At first, I ignored these posts. It was their parents being remembered, not mine. And then, I began to “like” the posts, just to acknowledge the importance...

Trinity Sunday; John 3:16-18 And, therefore, the Father is wisdom, the Son is wisdom, and the Holy Spirit is wisdom, and together they are not three wisdoms but one wisdom.—Augustine of Hippo, The Trinity, 7.3 As a rule, I do not copy and paste entire articles from other sources. First of all, if I fail to properly cite it, it’s plagiarism and that's bad form. Also, I prefer to share my own wackadoodle thoughts that come to the surface after I read a source. However, the following...