Ordinary Time
According to the church calendar, Ordinary Time is the time in between liturgical seasons. Rather than meaning common or mundane, the term “ordinary” (derived from the Latin root ordo) denotes ordered or counted time (First Sunday, Second Sunday, etc.). During Ordinary Time we celebrate the quiet, subtle beauties of everyday life. Finding our world awash in Divine Love animates us toward transformation and growth, which are symbolized by fresh flowers and green linens on the altar.
Current series
The Prophetic Spiral
We tend to think of growth as a straight line—upward, onward, done. But the prophets of Israel knew better. Their books, read together, trace something closer to a spiral: naming what’s broken, feeling its weight, and finding a way back to life on the other side. Not accusation, punishment, and renewal as courtroom terms, but as the shape of how anything—a person, a people, a planet—actually changes. In this series, we'll walk through the book of Isaiah as a map for that spiral, exploring how this same re-ordering movement can re-order us: naming what's true, grieving what's gone wrong, and rising into something more whole.
Series outline
September 27th, Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Introduction: The Prophetic Spiral
October 4th, Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Accusation Part I.
October 11th, Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Accusation Part II.
October 18th, Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time
Punishment Part I.
October 25th, Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Punishment Part II.
November 1st, Feast of All Saints
Reflection on Saints
November 8th, Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Renewal Part I.
November 15th, Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Renewal Part II.
