Msgr. Pope on the Mystery of Time

"I open our New Year's Eve late night Mass (11:15 PM) with the observation that we begin Mass in one year and end in the next. New Year's Eve highlights the mysterious passage between years. In a way I suppose it is no more mysterious than the passage from Thursday to Friday or from 10:00 AM to 10:01 AM.

"In one sense, nothing could be simpler than time. I might ask you, 'What time is it?' You might reply, 'It's 1:15.' Simple! But time has mysteries about it."

In a recent commentary, Monsignor Charles Pope (pastor of Holy Comforter-Saint Cyprian Parish, Washington, DC) reflected on some of the mysteries of time, including its elasticity, the difference in life spans of different species, and the meaning of eternity.

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Community in Mission: A Meditation on the Mystery of Time (1 JAN 20)