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.
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The Spiritual Discipline of Not Being in Such a Hurry
We spend an astonishing amount of life on our way to somewhere else. But what if grace is not waiting at our next destination? In these ordinary October days between Thanksgiving and All Saints, perhaps God is inviting us to recover the holiness of paying attention—and discover that God was already here.
The Sacred Theology of Looking for Your Glasses While Wearing Them
Have you ever spent ten minutes looking for your glasses only to discover they were already on your face? This reflection explores what our misplaced keys, missing remotes, and everyday forgetfulness can teach us about the spiritual life. Sometimes the grace we’re searching for has been with us all along—we simply need to notice it.