Have you noticed my servant Job?

Saint Jerome, Priest and Doctor of the Church (Memorial) Have you noticed my servant Job? We’re just at the beginning of the Book of Job. If you’re familiar with the story, you know what’s coming. Job will lose everything—his family, his wealth, his health. He will...

There is an appointed time for everything.

Saint Vincent de Paul, Priest (Memorial) There is an appointed time for everything.  Our time on earth is a gift. It’s a limited resource, and it’s important that we use it well. And yet God has “put the timeless into [our] hearts” (Ecclesiastes 3:11), giving us a...

He kept trying to see him.

Saints Cosmas and Damian, Martyrs (Optional Memorial) He kept trying to see him. Speculation was high, and rumors were flying. Who was this Jesus of Nazareth? Where did he come from, and what did he really want? Was he John the Baptist, back from the dead? A new...

Take nothing for the journey.

25th Week in Ordinary Time Take nothing for the journey.  When preparing for a backpacking trip, a hiker needs to be discerning about what to bring. Every item is considered with shrewd judgment: “Is this necessary? Or is it extra weight that will drag me down?”...

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