What if the ordinary chores, interruptions, errands, and unnoticed acts of kindness that fill our days are not interruptions to the spiritual life, but some of the very places where it happens? Ordinary Time reminds us that holiness is often found not in the spectacular, but in the faithful things that simply need doing.
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The Spiritual Importance of Putting the Kettle On
God does not wait for spectacular moments to meet us. Sometimes grace appears beside the kitchen sink, around the table, or in the simple invitation, “Would you like a cup of tea?” In these ordinary days between Thanksgiving and All Saints, perhaps holiness begins by putting the kettle on, finding another mug, and making room for someone else.
When Nothing Much Happens: The Spiritual Gift of an Uneventful Day
Most of life is lived far from the dramatic and extraordinary. Yet an uneventful day may be one of God’s quietest gifts—a day held together by grace, filled with ordinary acts of faithfulness, and made holy by Christ’s presence.
The Holiness of Almost Nothing Happening
Most of life happens on ordinary days—days of coffee, emails, dishes, errands, interruptions, and almost nothing remarkable. Yet Ordinary Time reminds us that God does not wait for spectacular moments to appear. Perhaps holiness begins when we learn to notice the grace already hidden in Tuesday.
The Holy Art of Not Getting Much Done
We live in a world that measures the value of a day by how much we accomplish. But what if the ordinary days between Thanksgiving and All Saints are inviting us into a different kind of holiness? In this third reflection on the season, we explore the grace hidden in unremarkable days, the theology of the checklist, and the holy art of saying, “That was enough for today.”
God Lives Here Too: The Grace of Ordinary Days
Between Thanksgiving and All Saints lies a stretch of wonderfully ordinary days. No great festival, no dramatic celebration—just the everyday rhythms of work, meals, conversations, kindness, and perhaps a few leaves that need raking again. But what if these ordinary days are precisely where God is waiting to be noticed? Perhaps holiness is closer than we think.
The Holy Innocents — Then and Now
The Feast of the Holy Innocents confronts us with one of the Bible’s most heartbreaking stories and reminds us that the suffering of children is not confined to the distant past. This reflection explores the enduring hope of the Gospel amid profound grief, calling us to compassion, justice, and trust in the God who gathers every innocent life into eternal love.
The Feast of St. John, Apostle and Evangelist: Where Love, Light, and a Little Humour Meet December 27
St. John, Apostle and Evangelist, invites us to encounter the Gospel through the enduring themes of light, love, and life in Christ. With warmth and gentle humour, this reflection celebrates the beloved disciple whose witness continues to remind the Church that the deepest truths of faith are ultimately revealed not through fear, but through the transforming power of God’s love.
Boxing Day: Not Racing to the Mall, but Finding Peace and Rest in the Aftermath
After the excitement of Christmas Day, Boxing Day offers a quieter invitation—to rest, reflect, and simply receive the gift of God’s presence. This reflection explores the grace of resisting the pressure to rush into the next thing, discovering that peace is often found not in doing more, but in lingering a little longer with the joy that Christmas has already brought.
Christmas Day: Gathering at the Table We Love (Featuring a Few Rector-approved Musings on Gravy, Grace, and the Gloria in Excelsis)
Christmas Day is filled with familiar joys: loved ones gathered around the table, generous helpings of food, grateful laughter, and the song of the angels still echoing in our hearts. With warmth and gentle humour, this reflection explores how gravy, grace, and the Gloria in Excelsis all point toward the same astonishing truth—that in Jesus Christ, God has drawn near to dwell among us and invite us into the feast of divine love.