Strength in Weakness

Year B Ezekiel 2:1-5 Psalm 123 2 Corinthians 12:2-10 Mark 6:1-13 May the words of my mouth O God…  speak your truth… Joel and I spent our vacation in Plymouth, Massachusetts…  at a family reunion… with his seven brothers and sisters…  and their spouses…  and two nephews…  and of course…  mom… One of Joel’s brothers-in-law…  is a genealogist… ...

Ordinary (Yawning) Time

The church calendar describes two periods of Ordinary Time. One begins the day after the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord (the end of the Christmas season) and ends on the day before Ash Wednesday. The other begins on the Monday after Pentecost (the conclusion of Eastertide) and continues until the Saturday before...