December 21st. Tobit. This book includes interesting aspects around marriage and parent-child relationships. Tobit, who has become old and blind, has a serious argument with his wife over a goat given to him and he wishes to...
Read MoreDecember 20. Job. This book is a reflection on innocent suffering. In dialogue with Satan God allows “Satan” to tempt Job, an upright and wealthy family man, in order to see if he will curse God if his good fortune is reversed....
Read MoreDecember 19. 4th Sunday of Advent C. Isaiah, Hosea, Micah, and the prophets. After the judges during the time of the kings the Lord raised up prophets as counsellors to the kings and to read the signs of the time. In his...
Read MoreDecember 18. Daniel. Read the book as a story of encouragement and hope. Chapter 3 has a beautiful long Canticle of Praise of Creation. The episode of Daniel and three teenage youths is set at the time when the Jewish community...
Read MoreDecember 17th. Solomon. Read in 1 Kings. This son of David is revered in part because in his youth when God asked him what he desired most he chose wisdom. An example of this was his judgement in the case of two mothers and two...
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