In today’s gospel, a scholar of the law asked Jesus what he should do to inherit eternal life? Before he answered the scholar’s question, Jesus replied to him on his level, in a way that he could relate to: “What is written in the law? How do you read it?” In other words …
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Divine Revelation
Today’s readings for Mass are a lot more upbeat and positive than they were yesterday. It is a joy to read happy thoughts, to reflect on joy and goodness. When we are in the midst of turmoil in our lives it is difficult to picture joy, or that we can ever be happy again. But, Job’s story in the first reading for Mass today gives us a great deal of hope …
Listen to God, to Jesus, and our Shepherds
There’s a lot to learn in today’s scriptures about how to address other people’s sins. Both of the readings are very powerful. God the Father corrected Job in no uncertain terms in the first reading: “Have you ever in your lifetime commanded the morning and shown the dawn its place?”