Sign Of The Times: Writings of Joseph J Sardo

"Wisdom is radiant and unfading,   and she is easily discerned by those           who love her,   and is found by those who seek her."   ~ Wisdom 6:12 The Bible's hidden gem... The Bible includes a portion towards the end of the Old Testament known as the "Wisdom literature." I am pretty pumped (not a biblical term, lol) about this section of the bible and would love to share that with you! Basically it includes the books of Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon, Wisdom of Solomon, and Sirach. Daily mass readings... Last week in the Catholic Church's daily mass readings, the 1st reading - given before the gospel reading - was all taken out of the Book of Wisdom (or Wisdom of Solomon). I think the Wisdom literature is a really amazing part of the Bible, and you might find that venturing into the Bible by starting here could be a great launching pad. You might be really surprised at how profound it is! Truly wisdom does ...

  I've been thinking too much / Help me A few moments ago I was on the bus. The driver left his passengers momentarily at the Eastgate Square terminal to go grab a snack in the mall. There were 7 of us left in the bus, waiting. This wouldn’t be the first time I thought of this, but I imagined having the guts and the giftedness it would take to be like: “Hey everybody! My name is Joe, how are you all doing today?” I think I even have done things to this effect before, and unfortunately I’ve found that people can be rather cold and disturbed; and frankly unprepared for real human encounters. However, is it impossible that at least one soul on that bus besides me could have fancied some small talk (and maybe even some honest life talk)? No, I don’t think that’s impossible at all. Living in fear or living in love The problem, though, is probably one we all share. Fear of rejection, fear of a negative response, fear of being ignored… I haven’t yet been given th...

We don’t talk enough / We should open up / Before it’s all too much / Will we ever learn? / We’ve been here before / It’s just what we know Besides the mention of the “sign of the times” which I consider poignant, and deceptively so, as it’s hidden in a "mainstream pop" song, I believe it’s this part of the song that really delivers the punch that I’m not sure that we hear as a listener. (Probably because it’s hidden near the end of a 5-minute long song.) The verses to me are just meandering around comforting a loved one about these troublesome, strange days that are among us. Do you feel it? We are the same, yet we are changing. Not necessarily calls to despair, but definitely a summons to change. And it's about time, isn't it? We don't talk enough - we talk, but what do we really say? "Everybody's talking, but no one says a word," cried Lennon. There's more than the Kardashians to talk about, and we sh...