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...

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

26TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Lord, do you want us to call down fire from heaven? There’s no way around it—rejection hurts! Whether being denied a job or a date, most of us can recall the pain of being turned down or cast aside. It’s easy to take these experiences...