We are now in the midst of the season of Ordinary Time. In a few days, the season of Lent will be here, (March 2), as we prepare for the Holiest of days, Easter. But for now, we will continue to focus on the season at hand. As I have said before, Ordinary time is the time to be about the “ordinary” business of being a disciple of Christ Jesus, particularly the outward mission of our personal life. This is not as big as it sounds. It’s ordinary. Our Lord intends our life to be lived in perpetual missionary outreach to others. How does that happen? First of all, in the manner in which we live our lives. When Christ is present and first in our lives, we think differently, talk differently, and live differently than those without Christ. We live in a world that shows the signs of growing Christ-lessness. People are frightened, lonely, angry, violent, flooded with a growing sense of hopelessness. Jesus is the answer to all of this. Unfortunately, many have been soured on Christianity by stories of evil in the Church, some true, some false. They very much want what Christ gives but believe it must be somewhere else. People want to believe the Gospel is true. It’s our vocation, every one of us, to show them by living the Gospel. Yours in Christ our Lord, Fr. Sid.