The Time Between: Cycles and Rhythms in Ordinary Time

by Wendy M. Wright

Ordinary Time 2008 began May 18 and ends November 23. The 30+ Sundays of this season are used by churches to focus on the many aspects of faith, especially the mission of the church in the world. Observe the actually extraordinary season of Ordinary Time by reflecting upon and responding to the basic principles of the Christian faith. Read more. It doesn't mean what you boring, uneventful, undistinguished, everyday, filler. In fact, the liturgical season of Ordinary Time is a chance for you to find beauty in the everyday and to live your spirituality to its fullest. The time after Epiphany and after the Day of Pentecost is a season for celebrating the risen Christ and for considering what it really means to follow Christ. In The Time Between, Wright shows how God is at work in our lives and in the saints of old during the nonseasonal liturgical year. Drawing from scripture, art, and classic theological works, Wright relates them in an accessible way to help you discover God's call for your life. And there's nothing ordinary about that! As Wright says, ""Monet saw that each lily in each season at each time of day was an irrepeatable astonishment. What Monet saw when he gazed on his water lilies, God must see when beholding creation. Beloved."" Find the extraordinary in the Ordinary this year. This book is also available in the Wendy Wright Seasonal Trilogy.

Genres: Faith, Religion

237 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1999

About the author

Wendy M. Wright, PhD is Professor Emerita of Theology at Creighton University in Omaha NE. She teaches regularly in several graduate ministerial programs including Oblate School of Theology's Institute for Contemporary Spirituality, Creighton University's Christian Spirituality Master's program and the National Methodist Academy for Spiritual Formation. Her expertise falls in the areas of history of spirituality (notably Salesian spirituality), family spirituality, spiritual direction and the Catholic devotional tradition. Her most recent book is Francis de Sales and Jane de Chantal (Pauline: Saints by Our Side series) and The Lady of the Angels and Her City: a Marian Pilgrimage (Liturgical Press). She is co-host of the Creighton University podcast "Catholic Comments," (http://cucatholicctr.org/catholic-com...), a retreat director and spiritual guide. She and her husband, Roger Bergman, are the parents of three adult offspring and grandparents of four.

Reviews

[Rachel Kopel]

And planning for Ordinary time as well