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  Tuesday – 5 th Week in Ordinary Time Gospel – Mark 7:1-13 Wash Your Hands! Jordan River, Caesarea Philippi Looking back when we were in the middle of Covid and all its restrictions, I never would have imagined that “Did you wash your hand?”   would have become a part of my (our) daily routine again after all these years.   Back when I was little, I heard it before every meal and, I admit, I was not always conscientious with the ‘washing’ part.   It was more like a quick run of a few drops of water in the vicinity of my fingers.   Sorry, Mom! Throughout the shutdown, we got into the routine of washing/sanitizing our hands as soon as we returned home from shopping or whatever.   I also got rather tired of singing ‘happy birthday’ at the same time.   I may not have always gotten the point when I was little but I certainly understood the importance of washing and sanitizing during the pandemic.   It’s more than just keeping up appearances; ...
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  Monday – 5 th Week in Ordinary Time Gospel – Mark 6:53-56 Scurrying Around Welcome Home! Over the past year, we have been blessed to welcome a number of people and friends into our home – dear friends from SRB and Kateri Center, fellow Deacons, childhood friends, and family, especially Mary, my sister, who has been staying with us through this wintry stretch of cold and even snow!   Apparently, our Tennessee BnB is working just fine – no bad Yelp reviews as yet!     But none of those extended visits/overnights just sort of happens. It takes a lot of time and energy to prep for a relaxing and enjoyable stay.   There’s the grocery shopping, the organizing of menus, the cleaning, the planning of places to visit and local sites to explore!   A lot of time and energy ahead of time, but so worth the effort!   All the rush and flurry of getting everything ‘just so’!   But it was also a time of great anticipation, joy, and excitement about wh...
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  5 th Sunday of Ordinary Time Gospel – Matthew 5:13-19 Let’s Get Cooking! Spice Shop in Jerusalem Ginger and I watch a lot of food shows, most of them cooking competitions like Top Chef, Food Network Star, Hell’s Kitchen, Chopped and especially Master Chef (Australia – the best).   And with all of those shows, it boggles the mind how often someone gets booted off the competition because their dish “lacked flavor”, because their dish either lacked or needed just another pinch of salt!   In fact, just last week, one contestant got eliminated from the competition because of one simple mistake - they forgot to put salt in the recipe when they made bread!   And the bread came out flavorless and bland!   I may have my Senior Moments lately but so far at least, I have not forgotten the salt when I’m baking bread! I must admit I like my share of salt.   To Ginger’s chagrin, I am always adding more salt to the dish.   I recall someone (Mark Twain?) on...
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