In the first reading, Job was nearly crushed by the pain of suffering. He tore his robe, shaved his head, and fell to the ground when he heard that his children had died (Job 1:20). He then cries out in despair:
“Job opened his mouth and cursed his day. Job spoke out and said: Perish the day on which I was born, the night when they said, “The child is a boy!” (Job 3:1-3) Continue reading
This week we are reading from the Book of Job. In yesterday’s reading we are first introduced to Job as a “blameless and upright man” (Job 1:1) and shown examples of his extreme piety. He loves God and his family so much, he offers sacrifices for the “hypothetical” sins of his children (Job 1:2-7). Continue reading
This coming Sunday is the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time. It is clear that it is lawful for a man to divorce his wife. However, the law as written did raise an important question: “What constitutes ‘something indecent?” There were different answers to that question. R.T. France (The Gospel of Mark, 378-88) has a paragraph full of quotes about the marriage: Continue reading
