In a post yesterday, I posted a winter beach picture from the Gulf of Mexico at Clearwater Beach – somewhat pining for the balmy breezes and amazing winter skylines in Florida. I probably needed the warm thoughts and memories. Here is a picture from today:
A burial/interment at Quantico National Cemetery…just a day in the life. A cold day, but a good day.
This coming Sunday is the 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time. “This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand.” (Mk 1:15) This phrase is only in Mark. The word for time is kairos; it is used in 11:13 and 12:2 to refer to the “time of harvest” – an image that usually refers to the time of judgment. It is also used in Mark 13 when the writer refers to the kairos of the great judgment: “The Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory.” Yet this is something “unfulfilling” about the moment. Continue reading
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