Something in us is dissatisfied with the ordinary. There’s something in the ordinary that can have us think that predictable routines, domestic rhythms, and commitment to duty can weigh us down, swallow us up, and anchor us outside the more rewarding waters of passion, romance, creativity, dance, and celebration. We often vilify the ordinary. I…
The treasure of ordinary things
A seminarian hangs laundry at the Seminary of St Therese of Mvolye in Yaoundé, Cameroon, in February 2009. Photo: CNS/Saabi/Galbe.Com.
Fr Ronald Rolheiser