"By now, the eclipse glasses have been put away. The photos of the April 8
nature show have all been posted to Facebook and Instagram to prove
that it really happened. The stories from the day have, likewise, also
been told -- ranging from the 'wow' from those in the path of totality
to the 'meh' from those who saw a partial eclipse through a cloud
shrouded sky.
"I was in the latter camp since my cloudy neighborhood seemed merely and
anticlimactically overcast. Yet, it was still a 'wow' day. For me, the
excitement was not what I saw in the heavens. It was, rather, what I saw
here on earth. For a day, I saw busy people catch their breath and look
skywards. I saw genuine excitement about a natural sky show. I saw all
too cynical people embracing the excitement, without seeming
self-conscious at all.
"Since then, I have wondered why. . .
"Perhaps there is, in all of us, the search for wonder. . . ."
In a recent commentary, writer/Professor Lucia A. Silecchia
reflected on the extraordinary splendor that, through God's grace, fills our ordinary time
To access Professor Silecchia's complete post, please visit:
The Pilot: Echoes: Lucia A. Silecchia: The wonder of Ordinary Time (17 APR 24)
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