Summer & Ordinary Time

Now that school is out, we are Ordinary Time (in the Church calendar,) and summer is upon us, some may put their faith on the back burner. However, it should be the time that like our gardens and crops in the field, our faith should germinate and grow. All of the lessons we learned in the Christmas and Easter Season should be visible for all to see in summer. On peaceful summer nights and the occasional rainy day, we should find the time to ponder where we are in our relationship to Christ and His Church. There probably isn't a better time to peruse your Bible, or the saints of the day (just google Catholic feast day) and read about the countless men and women who went before us, often under demanding circumstances to show us the way. In turn we can take those lessons and pass them on to others in overt and subtle ways, whether they be in our homes, at the baseball diamond or soccer field, or even on vacation. You will indeed realize that what you have done in helping others to grow is not ordinary at all.