The first readings of the liturgy this week give daily segments of the 42 chapters of the Old Testament Book of Job, well-chosen to convey the message of the entire...
Job
the meeting
I have spent the past few days at the annual Rimini meeting for friendship among peoples. Each year the meeting attracts people of all faiths from around the world,...
hope in suffering
Over the weekend I was a bit preoccupied by the many ways in which those I love, (friends, family and parishioners), suffer. It was yesterday's first reading from the...
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the comedy
Dramatic tragedy is drama which ends in despair, desolation, death, or (even better), all three.
at the table
Some of our best family laughs happened at the table and some of our biggest fights too
freedom
Such freedom is not achieved through human discipline but by knowing that we are loved
resolving
Are you resolved to be more united with the Lord Jesus
taking sides
Here is my servant whom I uphold, my chosen one in whom my soul delights.