Why do you hound me?

26th Week in Ordinary Time Why do you hound me?  On top of all the sorrow and loss that Job experienced, he had to endure the judgment and misunderstanding of his wife and friends. “Curse God and die!” his wife told him (2:9). And his friends accused him at length of...

Who can say to him, “What are you doing?”

The Holy Guardian Angels (Memorial) Who can say to him, “What are you doing?” Job has suffered the loss of almost everything he held dear and cannot understand the reason for all these terrible trials. After all, he had always been faithful to God! His friends try to...

Lord, do you want us to call down fire from heaven?

St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Doctor of the Church Lord, do you want us to call down fire from heaven?  James and John were angry that the people in a Samaritan village had refused to welcome Jesus. They were so angry, in fact, that they wanted to destroy the whole...

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...

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