Even parish priests know the Saturday scramble—sermons, stoles, microphones, and the occasional missing stapler! Beneath the humour, though, lies a deeper truth: God does some of God’s best work in quiet preparation. This light-hearted reflection explores how getting ready for Sunday can also be an invitation to prepare our hearts to receive the grace that has already gone ahead of us.
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The Gospel According to the Farmers’ Market
The gardens are growing. The farmers’ markets are filling with colour. And perhaps our souls grow in much the same way—quietly, steadily, one ordinary day at a time.
The Sacred Mystery of the Summer Sunday Pew
Every step along the road. Every conversation with a stranger who somehow became a friend before the day was done. Every cool breeze arriving at precisely the right moment on a hot afternoon. Every beautiful place to stop and rest. Even every glorious café con leche along the way.
All of it became almost sacramental.