I remember, even as a kid, not being moved by the liturgical calendar. In fact, I remember feeling annoyed and resentful that the Church assumed that the tides of my moods would somehow lock in step with the Church's calendar. It was just further evidence that the Church did not really care to understand us as unique creations but rather would look no further than putting us in gross boxes. But one teacher in elementary school taught that the better way is for a Christian to seek and find Advent, Christmas, Lent, and Easter in every day. This made sense. Finally. Could it be that the religious teachers who matter most to us are those who are willing to recognize more complexity and subtlety in things, who are willing to find ways for diverse individuals to shape their spiritual life as they need to?