Day 25: Job’s Questioning (2022)

Where is God in Job’s suffering? Today, Fr. Mike dives deeper into Job’s questions as he wrestles with his suffering. We learn that God always uses our suffering for a purpose although we may not understand it in the moment. Today’s readings are Genesis 47-48, Job 39-40, and Psalm 16. For the complete reading plan, […]

The Conversion of St. Paul

St. Paul, known as the Apostle to the Gentiles, was born in the city of Tarsus, a Roman city, thereby giving him Roman citizenship. At his circumcision, he was given the Hebrew name Saul. At a young age his parents sent him to Jerusalem to be instructed in the Mosaic Law under the greatest Rabbi of […]

Why We Imitate St. Paul

“We imitate Saint Paul as he imitated Christ, and we imitate Christ because it will make us the best possible Christians we could be.” — Joseph Hollcraft, Unleashing the Power of Intercessory Prayer

Tuesday of the Third Week in Ordinary Time

In nearly every culture, blood is the factor that establishes family unity. This is not true, however, in regard to the family Jesus wishes to establish. Throughout the world citizenship it is that unites individuals of varying backgrounds into a single nation. Again, this is not true of the people of God, the people Jesus […]

Enter Into a Joyful Communion With God

I recently had a conversation on phone with an octogenarian relative of mine who was learning how to use his first android cell phone. He mistakenly muted his phone during the conversation and did not know how to unmute it. He could not hear me speaking to him but I heard him muttering under his […]