A local church congregation, heavily weighted with senior citizens, staged a panel discussion on the subject of longevity … The panel included several of the parishesí oldest members. During the […]
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A young gardener was placed in charge of a large greenhouse … She was judged to be a careful, methodical and willing worker. Although the greenhouse owner’s judgment proved to
A poster was once widely circulated in which the following acronym appeared: P-B-P G-I-N-T-W-M-Y The letters stand for … Please be patient. God is not through with me yet. How
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April 6, 2008 Good morning girls and boys. Can anyone tell me what a brownout is? Well a brownout is when a city doesnít have enough electricity to power all
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A government surveyor brought his equipment to a farm, called on the farmer, and asked permission to take readings for use in constructing a proposed highway that would run through
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Many years ago, someone wrote a song entitled ìIím A Dreamer, Arenít We All?î Sure we are! Weíre all walking down ìThe Street of Dreamsî (another song title). And, sooner
He slept beneath the moon, he basked beneath the sun he lived the life of ìgoing to doî and died with nothing done. In a very real sense, we gather
The Gospel writers tell us that Jesus was criticized by the haughty Pharisees for many things. In todayís Gospel Episode they rail against Him for associating with sinners. In New
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In an old ìPeanutsî comic strip, Charlie Brown is pictured on the beach building a beautiful sand castle … When the castle is completed a very self-satisfied Charlie stands back
In todayís Gospel Reading, Almighty God is inviting us to partake in more than a mere luncheon. He is asking us to come to a Heavenly Banquet — a love
It was a day when the threat of rain was in the air … A young woman drove up to a drive-through fast-food window. She was waited on by a
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A ìCharlie Brownî comic strip once appeared in which Charlie asks little Linus what he wants to be when he grows up? Linus replies, ìOutrageously happy!î We can understand where
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A five-year-old child was taken to church for the first time by her grandmother … From the altar came the words, ìLet us pray,î and the little girl saw everyone
A newspaper reporter was walking past the large street level window of a branch of the New York City Public Library … He noticed that a man on the other
We spend a goodly portion of our lives struggling against ordinary and extraordinary risks. We do everything possible to save our life in this sense … We build nest-eggs to
Early one morning a cruise ship was making its way into port … A storm was rising and, because of the heavy seas, the regular gangway could not be used
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January 1, 2008 Good morning girls and boys. I want to wish each one of you a very Happy New Year! Of course, today is New Yearís Day — the
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Not even the Risen Christ can get through to us if we refuse to acknowledge even the possibility that we do not ìknow it all.î All of life is a
Once there was a parish in which a special committee was appointed to carry out a single duty … It was the committee membersí responsibility to patrol the church every
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